The Taxpayers’ Union is welcoming the sacking of the Health NZ Board who have failed to meet performance expectations but says the blame should also sit with the previous Government.Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Connor Molloy, said:“Centralising and restructuring the health system into a bureaucratic behemoth was never going to deliver its promised...
The Taxpayers’ Union is calling on Food Safety Minister, Andrew Hoggard, to reject calls for further red tape requiring plain packaging for infant formula products.Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Connor Molloy, said:“This Government, but particularly the ACT Party, was elected to cut red tape, not create even more. Plain packaging rules...
Responding to calls from universities for the Government to renew a ‘one-off’ funding increase, the Taxpayers’ Union is telling the universities to tackle the bloat in non-academic staff in order address their financial challenges.Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Connor Molloy, said:“Research from The New Zealand Initiative has shown that New Zealand universities have...
Responding to reports that Ministers are already working on new savings initiatives for Budget 2025, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Connor Molloy, said:“New savings initiatives and the axing of programmes that do not deliver value to the taxpayer should be axed as soon as they are identified. Waiting until next year’s budget simply forces...
This will be the last time you'll hear from me as Head of Campaigns – it is with a heavy heart I'm letting you know that this is my last week at the Taxpayers' Union (see the very end of this email). But first... Exposed: Councils hiking rates at more...
Responding to this morning’s Consumer Price Index inflation announcement, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Connor Molloy said:“For the 37th month in a row Adrian Orr and the Reserve Bank have failed to keep inflation within the target band, punishing New Zealanders and driving up the cost of living.“But monetary policy needs...
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