Callum and I are just out of the Beehive bunker where we’ve spent the morning poring over Grant Robertson’s sixth budget with media and analysts before it is delivered in Parliament. Summary: nothing big bang spending wise other than free ECE for 2-year-olds. Tax hikes for those with trusts, and...
The Taxpayers’ Union has condemned the Government’s decision to allocate $160 million in rebates to the gaming sector over the next four years – calling it ‘corporate welfare’. Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Callum Purves, said: “It was quite incredible to watch the gaming sector lobbyists in the budget lock up celebrate the ‘win’...
The Taxpayers’ Union is calling out Government Greenwashing in its justification of spending at least $182.5 million of taxpayer dollars over the next four years on environmental subsidies that will fail to reduce net emissions. Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director, Jordan Williams, said: “The Government loves to crow about the action it is taking...
The Taxpayers’ Union has condemned the Government’s announcement that it will increase the trustee tax rate to 39 cents in the dollar to align it with the highest personal income tax rate. Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Callum Purves, said: “Chris Hipkins’s ‘no new taxes’ pledge lasted about a week with today’s trustee tax...
Commenting on today’s budget announcement, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Callum Purves, said: “With the exception of rolling out free ECE to two years and dropping prescription co-payments, there is almost nothing that the average taxpayer receives from today, except higher fuel taxes and a promise to increase trustee taxes next year. “The...
The Taxpayers’ Union has slammed the Government’s decision to hike fuel taxes from July. The 25 cent reduction in petrol excise (29 cents with GST) and the equivalent reduction in diesel road user charges will be scrapped at the end of June. Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Callum Purves, said: “Despite all the promises...