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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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Johannes Brits signed 2024-01-27 12:35:44 +1300 -
Martin Stevenson signed 2024-01-27 12:15:49 +1300 -
Jennifer Hutson signed 2024-01-27 11:53:51 +1300 -
David Steward signed 2024-01-27 11:38:31 +1300 -
Anna McIntyre signed 2024-01-27 11:29:50 +1300 -
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Richard Smith signed 2024-01-27 11:19:26 +1300 -
Ian Ellengold signed 2024-01-27 11:16:31 +1300 -
John Cettina signed 2024-01-27 11:15:08 +1300 -
Nicola Davis signed 2024-01-27 11:14:42 +1300 -
Vivienne Smitheram signed 2024-01-27 11:04:59 +1300 -
Brendan Hodson signed 2024-01-27 10:59:19 +1300 -
Louis Mentillo signed 2024-01-27 10:57:02 +1300 -
David Hall signed 2024-01-27 10:48:54 +1300 -
Shama Lee signed 2024-01-27 10:30:10 +1300 -
Rachelle Stevenson signed 2024-01-27 10:26:20 +1300 -
Gerry Veugelaers signed 2024-01-27 10:23:29 +1300 -
Muriel Richmond signed 2024-01-27 10:23:12 +1300 -
John Toole signed 2024-01-27 08:00:08 +1300 -
Chris LeL signed 2024-01-26 23:26:48 +1300 -
David Ewen signed 2024-01-26 18:03:01 +1300 -
Richard Law signed 2024-01-26 11:12:06 +1300 -
Michelle Parkin signed 2024-01-26 08:46:42 +1300 -
Philip Straker signed 2024-01-26 07:35:09 +1300 -
Judy North signed 2024-01-25 18:08:50 +1300 -
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