Pages tagged “Election 2023”

  1. National Primary Industry Consenting Reform a Sticking Plaster Solution to New Zealand’s Red Tape Crisis

    Posted in NEWS by September 14, 2023

    Responding to National’s Primary Sector Growth Plan, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Callum Purves, said: “National’s plan to get the Beehive out of farming should be welcomed. The agricultural sector is the backbone of New Zealand’s export economy, and any way that the ease of...

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  3. National’s U-turn on Labour’s failed fees-free policy beggars belief

    Posted in NEWS by August 25, 2023

      The Taxpayers’ Union is in disbelief over National’s announcement that they will continue with Labour’s failed and expensive fees-free tertiary education policy if elected in October.Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager Callum Purves, said:“We are starting to wonder if Christopher Luxon has been reading Labour’s policies instead of his own....

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  4. Air NZ’s Foreign Bond Holder Bailout Should Come to an End - Luxon Must Confirm he Will Down Government Controlling Share.

    Posted in NEWS by August 25, 2023

      Now that Air NZ is well and truly back in the black, it’s time the Government quit owning a majority stake in our national airline says the Taxpayers’ Union.Responding to today’s market announcement that Air NZ's revenue has shot back to pre-covid levels, Taxpayers’...

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  5. Taxpayers’ Union Welcomes National Party’s Decision to Treat Savers like Responsible Adults

    Posted in NEWS by August 17, 2023

      Responding to the National Party’s plan to cut red tape for KiwiSavers, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Callum Purves, said:“New Zealanders should be free to save and invest their money however they see fit, and we welcome this decision by the National Party to go...

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  8. Taxpayers’ Union welcomes NZ First recommitment to indexation but condemns ‘picking winners’ tax incentives

    Posted in NEWS by July 24, 2023

      Commenting on the tax announcements in New Zealand First’s campaign launch, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Callum Purves, said: “Record levels of inflation have not only eroded Kiwis’ incomes, but have forced many to hand over a higher share of their wages to the Government...

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  9. Taxpayer Update: NEW POLL: Hung Parliament, Māori Party up 📊😳 | Hipkins rules out wealth and capital gains taxes

    Posted in NEWS by July 12, 2023

    NEW POLL: Hung Parliament as Māori Party and ACT make gains 📊😳 Exclusively for our supporters like you, here are the results of July's Taxpayers’ Union – Curia Poll: National drops 2.4 points on last month to 33.3% while Labour drops 1.8 points to 31.1%....

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  10. Green’s Plans to Drive Renters into Squalor Won’t Tackle Housing Crisis

    Posted in NEWS by July 3, 2023

    Responding to the Green Party’s proposal to cap rent increases to a maximum 3% per year, Taxpayers’ Union Deputy Campaigns Manager, Connor Molloy, said: “There have been countless attempts to introduce rent control in countries all over the globe, and the evidence is clear as day;...

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