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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’

Who's signing

Pauline Gonsior
Nicola Bartlett
Jonathan Tyce
Sandra Hayes
Vicki Olsen
Peter Dick
Ian Theron
Dee McPherson
Delphine Bertelsen
Marcus de Kort
Kelly Donovan
Lynette Duff
Michael Feisst
Martin Jansen van Ryssen
Lena Rodnyanskiy
Sue Dwen
Trudy Wotherspoon
Elizabeth Hill
Nicola Kenny
Scott Funnell
Jamie Wotherspoon
Earl Gillam
Robert Silich
Ian Goodger
Bill Woodd
Martin Paltridge
Joanne Degen-Smith
Noel Sampson
Shane Richards
Natalie Mist
1,028 SIGNATURES
1,500 signatures

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  • Pauline Gonsior
    signed 2024-01-22 12:52:28 +1300
  • Nicola Bartlett
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  • Jonathan Tyce
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  • Sandra Hayes
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  • Vicki Olsen
    signed 2024-01-22 12:06:21 +1300
  • Peter Dick
    signed 2024-01-22 12:04:36 +1300
  • Ian Theron
    signed 2024-01-22 11:39:05 +1300
  • Dee McPherson
    signed 2024-01-22 11:35:48 +1300
  • Delphine Bertelsen
    signed 2024-01-22 11:30:42 +1300
  • Marcus de Kort
    signed 2024-01-22 11:19:28 +1300
  • Kelly Donovan
    signed 2024-01-22 11:04:07 +1300
  • Lynette Duff
    signed 2024-01-22 10:54:45 +1300
  • Michael Feisst
    signed 2024-01-22 10:51:58 +1300
  • Martin Jansen van Ryssen
    signed 2024-01-22 10:50:23 +1300
  • Lena Rodnyanskiy
    signed 2024-01-22 10:47:32 +1300
  • Sue Dwen
    signed 2024-01-22 10:44:23 +1300
  • Trudy Wotherspoon
    signed 2024-01-22 10:34:59 +1300
  • Elizabeth Hill
    signed 2024-01-22 10:30:48 +1300
  • Nicola Kenny
    signed 2024-01-22 10:23:56 +1300
  • Scott Funnell
    signed 2024-01-22 10:23:24 +1300
  • Jamie Wotherspoon
    signed 2024-01-22 10:17:52 +1300
  • Earl Gillam
    signed 2024-01-22 10:16:51 +1300
  • Robert Silich
    signed 2024-01-22 10:14:32 +1300
  • Ian Goodger
    signed 2024-01-22 10:06:16 +1300
  • Bill Woodd
    signed 2024-01-22 09:51:31 +1300
  • Martin Paltridge
    signed 2024-01-22 09:47:10 +1300
  • Joanne Degen-Smith
    signed 2024-01-22 09:28:01 +1300
  • Noel Sampson
    signed 2024-01-22 09:25:19 +1300
  • Shane Richards
    signed 2024-01-22 09:04:28 +1300
  • Natalie Mist
    signed 2024-01-22 09:04:10 +1300

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