page_title: New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
hierarchical_section_title: New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
caption_attribution_description: English: Logo of the New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
context_page_description: The New Zealand Taxpayers' Union is a taxpayer pressure group founded in 2013 to scrutinise government spending; publicise government waste and promote an efficient tax system. It claims to be politically independent and not aligned to, or intended to develop into a political party. However, the group refuses to state who funds them and generally refuses requests to speak with media about this. In 2019 it was reported the group has been funded in part by British American Tobacco. This, along with their close ties to many right-wing figures from the New Zealand political scene, has resulted in them being widely regarded as a right-wing pressure group.
context_section_description: The New Zealand Taxpayers' Union is a taxpayer pressure group founded in 2013 to scrutinise government spending; publicise government waste and promote an efficient tax system. It claims to be politically independent and not aligned to, or intended to develop into a political party. However, the group refuses to state who funds them and generally refuses requests to speak with media about this. In 2019 it was reported the group has been funded in part by British American Tobacco.  This, along with their close ties to many right-wing figures from the New Zealand political scene (see below), has resulted in them being widely regarded as a right-wing pressure group.
caption: Logo of the Taxpayers' Union
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