Dear Friend,



Government caught red-handed



What a day! In what is probably the fastest back down in the history of backdowns, Revenue Minister David Parker has just announced that he is pulling the pin on the Government's proposed "Super Tax" on Kiwisaver and managed retirement funds!



The hundred billion dollar back down



The news came through as the staff were literally going through draft designs for full-page nationwide newspaper ads pencilled in for tomorrow.



What’s incredible is that Ministers were across the media all morning defending the policy – they were clearly well briefed and knew exactly what they were proposing. But by this afternoon the writing was on the wall. Minister Parker was forced into a swift U-Turn following widespread opposition.



This Government is student politics disorganisation but at a national level.



In Parliament today, the Prime Minister claimed that the GST change has been in the pipeline for years, but we keep a very close eye on IRD’s tax consultation papers – and let me tell you this proposal came from nowhere.



This Government's fiscal management and wasteful spending is out of control. Grant Robertson, David Parker and Jacinda Ardern are desperate to paper over their fiscal holes with your money. That's why a strong Taxpayers' Union is so important right now.



Thank you for your support.



David @ Taxpayers' Union



ps – no time for celebration, the team are back to work!  In addition to Stop Three Waters campaign, tomorrow we are releasing the 2022 edition of “Ratepayers’ Report” local government league tables. Keep an eye on your inbox to see how your local council compares.



From: David Farrar <[email protected]>

Date: Wednesday, 31 August 2022 at 1:04 PM

To: <[email protected]>

Subject: Mr Robertson is coming for your retirement fund



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Dear Friend,



Have you seen the news this morning? Grant Robertson, Jacinda Ardern, and David Parker are coming for your retirement fund with a new tax.



I'm emailing to ask for your support so we can stop this outrageous tax on savings, superannuation, and retirement. <[link removed]>







Make no mistake , this proposed change to GST is the most significant and sneaky introduction of a new tax we have ever seen. It is clearly an attempt to paper over the financial mismanagement of Grant Robertson and the explosion of Government spending in the last few years.



The tax hits the very thing New Zealand needs more of: savings and investment.That's why we need to step up and launch a campaign to force the Government to Axe this Super Tax. <[link removed]>



So much for 'No New Taxes' – a raid on  's retirement fund



This tax came from nowhere. The Government has snuck it into an administrative taxation bill. But as the Tax Partner at Deloitte told NewsTalk ZB, this is a new tax that treats KiwiSaver (and all other managed funds!) as 'collateral damage'. It directs funds from savers into the Government's pocket.







The numbers are eyewatering



The Financial Markets Authority says this new tax, and its compounding effects will dent retirement funds by $186 billion by 2070.



That's the equivalent of more than half the size of New Zealand's entire economy this year.Remember, even small annual changes in taxes applicable to savings compound into thousand-dollar fees. That's what makes this new tax so nasty, and economically destructive.



Someone with a $100,000 Kiwisaver fund being charged a 1% fee will them lose $21,000 to Grant Robertson’s Super Tax over the next 25 years.



We've won against this Government before, and we can do it again – but we're counting on your support



Friend, the Taxpayers' Union has beaten this Government repeatedly on early attempts to introduce new taxes. In 2019, our "Axe This Tax" campaign defeated the proposed capital gains tax. Earlier this year, we forced the Government to cut fuel excise tax in response to the cost-of-living crisis.



We can Axe the Super Tax, but we can only do it with your support. <[link removed]>



I've just left an emergency meeting of the Taxpayers' Union Board <[link removed]>. We are 100% committed to Axing the Super Tax, but no one saw this one coming and we cannot divert funds from the important fights to Stop Three Waters and expose wasteful government spending. That's why we're counting on supporters like you chipping-in to Axe the Super Tax. <[link removed]>



Donate to Axe the Super Tax



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Right now the team in Wellington are working on a quick response campaign to fight Grant Robertson across print, digital, and (contingent on the war chest) TV advertising.



Your support means we can hold to account the Government on their broken promise of 'no new taxes'. <[link removed]>



<[link removed]>This Government has spent like a drunken sailor on shore leave. But instead of tightening his belt, Grant Robertson is hoping your nest egg will solve his financial hole. We can't let him get away with it. Click here to make a confidential donation. <[link removed]>



Thank you for your support.











David Farrar

Co-founder

New Zealand Taxpayers' Union



PS. Every dollar donated will be used to fight this dishonest Government digging even deeper into your pocket. Can I count on you? <[link removed]>







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