Reference: 20240719
8 October 2024
Brendon .
[FYI request #28331 email]
Dear Brendon
Thank you for your Official Information Act request, transferred to the Treasury on 10
September 2024. You requested the following:
Can you please advise why is the average New Zealander paying the most
highest Tax In the world it may be an idea just to add breathing Tax to the list of
everything else that is taxed.
My OIA request is not for the above its just a kick in The guts statement, my
request is for everything that Has been taxed where has this money been spent
and the reason why, i feel New Zealanders have a right to know where has this
accumulated money has been spent into as i see more and more MPs are getting
a higher pay in boost and public funding to fund their own wealth schemes.
Information publicly available
The information you have requested is publicly available on the Treasury website.
The Financial Statements of the Government gives a high-level breakdown of the
Government’s revenue and expenditure:
https://www.treasury.govt.nz/publications/financial-statements-government
The Estimates of Appropriations provides more information on where the money is
spent:
https://www.treasury.govt.nz/publications/budgets/estimates-appropriations-
government-new-zealand-year-ending-30-june-2024
The Budget Economic and Fiscal Update (BEFU) provides information on forecast
revenue and expenditure:
https://www.treasury.govt.nz/publications/efu/budget-economic-and-fiscal-update-2024
As the information you have requested is publicly available, I am refusing your request
under section 18(d) of the Official Information Act: the information requested is or will
soon be publicly available.
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Please note that this letter (with your personal details removed) may be published on
the Treasury website.
This reply addresses the information you requested. You have the right to ask the
Ombudsman to investigate and review my decision.
Yours sincerely
Jean Le Roux
Manager, Tax Strategy
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