The Taxpayers’ Union can reveal that Tauranga City Council has spent $41,900 over just seven months paying public transport fares for 630 of its staff, almost half of which are earning more than $100,000 a year.The spending is part of the city’s Bee Card scheme that forces ratepayers to fund transport for...
Responding to news that New Zealanders faced the second-biggest tax hikes in the OECD last year, Taxpayers’ Union Policy and Public Affairs Manager, James Ross, said:“People earning no more in real terms have a higher and higher proportion of their income taken with every passing year thanks to 14 uninterrupted...
Government should should pull plug on tech sector handoutsResponding to calls from tech sector group KiwiSaaS for millions of dollars in corporate welfare to be renewed, Taxpayers’ Union Policy and Public Affairs Manager, James Ross, said:“A special interest group calling for corporate welfare isn’t exactly news, but Judith Collins needs...
The Taxpayers’ Union is today congratulating Hon. Paul Goldsmith on his appointment as Minister for Media and Communications and urges him to rule out state intervention in the private media sector.Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Connor Molloy, said:“His first move must be to condemn Willie Jackson’s Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill...
The Taxpayers’ Union is slamming today’s comments from Window and Glass Association NZ whinging about the opening up of their sector to much-needed competition.Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Connor Molloy, said:“Only a special interest industry group could complain about reducing building costs during a housing crisis. Their superficial arguments are nothing...
The Taxpayers’ Union can reveal that the Health Quality and Safety Commission have spent $363,745 on a rebrand including $316,250 on a new website and $47,495 on a logo change (including GST).These changes occurred during 2022 and 2023 which, according to the Commission ‘reflect how we see ourselves’.Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns...