New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
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We fight for Lower Taxes, Less Waste, More Accountability. Promoted by the New Zealand Taxpayers' Union, Level 4 117 Lambton Quay, Wellington
New Zealand
Joined July 2013
Every dollar the Government spends comes from someone who earned it. Thatโs why accountability matters.
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๐ง LISTEN NOWย ๐ Mike Hosking and Phil OโReilly discuss a Taxpayersโ Union investigation into MSDโs $38 million spend-up on failed businesses. No oversight, no accountability and no results.
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Did you know Andrew Coster is paid over ๐๐ฑ more than the average New Zealander? Guess who's footing that bill while he's on paid leave... Go to https://t.co/KJKExgOFYb to see it in real time and demand it stop!
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$2.3 billion Saved On Ferries Welcome Relief for Taxpayers The Taxpayersโ Union is welcoming todayโs announcement of a new Cook Strait ferry plan that finally brings the project back under control. Rail Minister Rt Hon. Winston Peters has confirmed an overall cost of $1.86
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Treasury has fired three warning shots. The message is clear: this path is not sustainable.
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$๐๐๐,๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌโ ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ ๐ก๐ข๐ค๐๐ฌ The New Zealand Taxpayers Union is calling out the 15.53 percent salary increase for councillors at Tauranga City Council at a time
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Daily Reminder: debt is now over $140,000 for every household in the country.
The debt clock was outside Parliament today to remind politicians whatโs at stake in Thursdayโs Budget. Debt is more than $90,000 for every household in the country. Nicola Willis must cut wasteful spending and stop borrowing. Watch in real time at https://t.co/pxCxtSYTZ0
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Here's three reasons why the Clean Car Standard should be scrapped: ๐. It doesn't lower emissions (the Emissions Trading Scheme already caps them). ๐. Itโs a hidden tax on farmers, tradies, and your family. ๐. It was designed with impossible targets from the start (tougher
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Free stuff isnโt free, someone else just paid for it. Spoiler: itโs probably your taxes. ๐ฌ
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If government owned businesses are losing money, why are taxpayers on the hook?
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๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐: ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ฒ The New Zealand Taxpayersโ Union can reveal through an Official Information Act request that millions of dollars in business start-up grants handed out by the
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$1.36 million of ratepayer money and Christchurch City Council wonโt say why... ๐
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๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ง ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐๐ฉ ๐ก๐๐๐ฉ Responding to the Governmentโs move to slash Clean Car Standard charges, Taxpayersโ Union spokesman James Ross says the scheme should be scrapped, not salvaged. โThe
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