The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is calling on the
Government to ban settlement payouts across councils and
government agencies following the Chatham Islands
Council’s $100,000 payment to disgraced former Chief
Executive Paul Eagle
(https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellington/revealed-paul-eagles-100k-payout-after-leaving-chatham-islands-council-in-disgrace/premium/4R6FXBDHJFCHJI7QQXPSG6PTNE/).
Taxpayers’
Union spokesman, Rhys Hurley, said:
“How on Earth
can someone whose conduct prompted their employer to write
to the Serious Fraud Office walk away with over 10 cents in
every dollar from the Chathams’ rates
bills?”
“Minister van Velden’s reforms were meant
to crack down on golden handshakes for public sector bosses
earning more than $200,000, but the opt-out clause leaves
the back door wide open for exactly this sort of payout to
continue.”
“Taxpayers and ratepayers should not be
forced to reward failure. The Government needs to shut the
loopholes and end public sector golden handshakes for
good.”
NOTES:
The New Zealand
Taxpayers’ Union is an independent and
membership-driven activist group, dedicated to being the
voice for Kiwi taxpayers in the corridors of power. Its
mission, lower taxes, less waste, more transparency,
is supported by 200,000 subscribed members and
supporters.
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