Posted in NEWS by NZTU Media | September 15, 2026
Responding to Nicola Willis’s comments that National will address bracket creep, the Taxpayers’ Union says the 30 percent income tax threshold should already be $56,801.95 and the 33 percent threshold $82,920.23. The figures come from the our briefing paper The Inflation Tax, which shows where income...
Read more about Willis talks bracket creep: here’s what the tax brackets should bePosted in NEWS by NZTU Media | September 8, 2026
Responding to National’s announcement that it will redirect International Visitor Levy revenue to councils rather than introduce a bed tax, Taxpayers’ Union spokesperson Tory Relf said:“National has shown what we have been saying all along: councils do not need a bed tax or a...
Read more about Tourism funding boost means no excuse to delay rates capPosted in NEWS by Tory Relf | September 6, 2026
Responding to National’s plan to expand access to 5 percent deposit First Home Loans, Taxpayers’ Union Policy Analyst Austin Ellingham-Banks said:“National has spent years correctly arguing that New Zealand’s housing crisis is a supply problem. So why is it now trying to fix it...
Read more about National’s first-home policy pumps demand, not supplyPosted in NEWS by Tory Relf | September 4, 2026
Responding to Andrew Bayly’s call to raise the Superannuation age, Taxpayers’ Union spokesperson Tory Relf said:“Bayly is right to put this on the table. Keeping the age at 65 forever while Super costs keep climbing is not credible.”“Our Back to Black report found raising the eligibility...
Read more about Bayly right to break the Super tabooPosted in NEWS by NZTU Media | August 10, 2026
Responding to comments from Prime Minister Christopher Luxon on Newstalk ZB this morning, Taxpayers’ Union Spokesman Austin Ellingham-Banks said:“If the Prime Minister cannot clearly articulate his party’s tax position less than three months out from the election, he should go back to the promise...
Read more about National needs to stick to 2023 ‘No New Taxes’ pledgePosted 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 New Zealand Herald reporting that the Prime Minister took a taxpayer-funded flight after attending a National Party fundraiser, Taxpayers’ Union spokesman James Ross said:“We hope the National Party’s fundraiser was a success, because it should now use the proceeds to repay taxpayers...
Read more about National Party Must Repay Cost of Fundraiser FlightPosted in NEWS by NZTU Media | July 24, 2026
The New Zealand Taxpayers' Union is calling on Finance Minister Nicola Willis to honour the Government's own commitment to end temporary fuel support once the agreed trigger is met, after signalling the payments could continue even if petrol remains below $3 a litrefor four...
Read more about Nicola Willis already breaking Nicola Willis' fuel subsidy rulesPosted in NEWS by NZTU Media | June 25, 2026
The Taxpayers' Union is welcoming today's announcement - in particular - getting regulatory taxes out of the way of both solar and micro hydro.Taxpayers' Union Spokesman, Jordan Williams, said:"We've long argued against green energy subsidies and in favour of clearing the path of regulatory...
Read more about Solar announcement beats dumb solar subsides - gets government out of the wayPosted in NEWS by NZTU Media | June 15, 2026
Responding to the Prime Minister floating a potential bed tax on Newstalk ZB this morning, New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union spokesperson Tory Relf said:“The Prime Minister needs to categorically rule out slapping domestic travellers with yet another tax.“Make no mistake: a bed tax won’t just hit overseas...
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