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PETITION: STOP GOVERNMENT AGENCIES FROM MISLABELLING TAXPAYER-FUNDED SERVICES AS ‘FREE’

Too often Government agencies mislead the public and disrespect taxpayers by claiming that many public services are ‘free’, when they are in fact taxpayer-funded.
We say that the fib by officials is both misleading, and corrosive to public trust in our institutions.
Sign the petition calling on the Government to prohibit public servants from using the word ‘free’ or similar and instead require them to clarify that the service or benefit is funded by the taxpayer.
I call on the Government to ban public servants from using the word ‘free’ to describing public services when they are in fact ‘taxpayer-funded’
1,036 signatures
Goal: 1,500 signatures
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Scott Dennison signed 2024-01-17 16:14:06 +1300 -
Carlos Carlos signed 2024-01-17 16:13:25 +1300 -
Lindon Boyce signed 2024-01-17 16:07:38 +1300 -
Ian Baugh signed 2024-01-17 16:03:35 +1300 -
Andrew Irwin signed 2024-01-17 15:54:21 +1300 -
Jan Morton signed 2024-01-17 15:51:39 +1300 -
Jack Fairmaid signed 2024-01-17 15:48:04 +1300 -
Berend de Boer signed 2024-01-17 15:40:45 +1300 -
craig farndale signed 2024-01-17 15:38:20 +1300 -
Chris Miller signed 2024-01-17 15:35:13 +1300 -
Matt Thom signed 2024-01-17 15:34:18 +1300 -
Tom Moyer signed 2024-01-17 15:18:58 +1300 -
Dave Williams signed 2024-01-17 15:18:57 +1300 -
Richard Prince signed 2024-01-17 15:15:50 +1300 -
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Connor Molloy signed 2024-01-17 14:49:09 +1300 -
James Ross signed 2024-01-17 13:47:09 +1300