Posted in NEWS by NZTU Media | August 24, 2026
The Taxpayers’ Union is slamming Chris Hipkins for suggesting that bed taxes could be introduced under a potential Labour-led coalition, just hours after insisting Labour would introduce only one new tax.Taxpayers’ Union spokesperson Tory Relf said:“Chris Hipkins’ ‘only one new tax’ promise didn’t even make...
Read more about Hipkins’ ‘only one new tax’ promise 'gone by lunchtime’Posted in NEWS by NZTU Media | August 9, 2026
The Taxpayers’ Union is welcoming the direction of National’s newly announced “Budget Responsibility Rules”, but says there is nothing new in the fiscal targets and is calling on National to come clean about what taxes it plans to hike.Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams...
Read more about Nothing new in National’s fiscal rules – but ‘no new taxes’ promise conspicuously absentPosted in NEWS by NZTU Media | August 5, 2026
Responding to unemployment reaching its highest level in 11 years, Taxpayers’ Union spokesperson Tory Relf said:“Unemployment at an 11-year high is a clear warning that stronger business confidence has yet to translate into jobs, particularly for young New Zealanders.”“Monetary policy cannot do all the...
Read more about 11-year unemployment high demands fiscal resetPosted in NEWS by NZTU Media | August 4, 2026
Responding to comments from Labour MP Helen White that she wants house prices to fall, the Taxpayers’ Union is calling on Labour to explain how that squares with its capital gains tax and spending promises.Taxpayers’ Union spokeswoman, Ella Dickson, said:“Labour need to make their...
Read more about Labour can’t have their cake and eat it with CGTPosted in NEWS by NZTU Media | July 28, 2026
The Taxpayers' Union is slamming Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s dismissal of inflation-indexing income tax thresholds as “not on our radar”, saying it shows the Government is happy to keep profiting from bracket creep.Taxpayers’ Union spokesperson Tyler Groenewald said:“Luxon is choosing an inflation tax over...
Read more about Luxon embraces the inflation taxPosted in NEWS by NZTU Media | July 17, 2026
The New Zealand Taxpayers' Union says the Government's announcement taxpayers will be charged up to $1.7 billion on the ferry fleet raises a fundamental question: why are taxpayers borrowing billions to own and operate a commercial ferry service in the first place?Taxpayers' Union Executive...
Read more about $1.7 billion ferry bill leaves every household $820 out of pocketPosted in NEWS by NZTU Media | July 13, 2026
The Taxpayers’ Union is calling on every political party leader to commit to ending Parliament’s gold-plated superannuation scheme and cleaning up MPs’ taxpayer-funded entitlements, following revelations in the New Zealand Herald that MPs’ generous superannuation arrangements escaped earlier efforts to rein them in.Taxpayers’ Union spokesperson Tory...
Read more about MPs super scheme reform fix the perksPosted in NEWS by NZTU Media | July 8, 2026
Responding to the Reserve Bank’s decision to raise the Official Cash Rate by 25 basis points to 2.50 percent, Taxpayers’ Union spokesperson Tory Relf said:“Higher interest rates are what happens when Wellington refuses to stop spending.”“The Reserve Bank is being forced to lean on...
Read more about Higher OCR is the bill for Wellington’s spending habitPosted in NEWS by NZTU Media | July 2, 2026
The Taxpayers’ Union can reveal that the Ministry of Education run Healthy School Lunches programme has 37 full-time Ministry staff, despite lunch delivery being largely outsourced to external providers.Documents released under the Official Information Act show an assortment of bureaucrats spent more than $129,754.90 on staff...
Read more about REVEALED: School Lunch Bureaucracy Racks Up $129k In Travel And Little In OutcomesPosted in NEWS by NZTU Media | July 1, 2026
The New Zealand Taxpayers' Union is slamming the Government's decision to spend $6.3 million of taxpayers' money bringing the Michelin Guide to New Zealand, resulting in the award of 16 Michelin stars.Taxpayers' Union Spokesperson Tyler Groenewald said:"Subsidising wining and dining in restaurants that most Kiwis could...
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