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THE CAMPAIGN TO REPLACE THE PRESENT SYSTEM OF COUNCIL RATES WITH A FAIRER SYSTEM INCLUDING RESTRAINTS ON COUNCILS
ABILITY TO INCREASE EXPENDITURE WITHOUT THE SPECIFIC APPROVAL OF THE COMMUNITY
22nd August
MEDIA RELEASE
National Greens Select Committee On Council Rates Is Not The Answer.
The apparent deal between Nats and Greens to hold a select committee inquiry into council rates is only a partial answer
to rates increases.
It will not deal with the central issue of an average 8% increase in rates this year – and an 8 or 9% increases next
year, and the year after.
We need controls on rates increases now – not at the end of a select committee inquiry.
Parliament gave local authorities the power to get invloved in anythng they wanted to do – so now Parliament needs to
curtail how much council can squeeze from ratepayers.
An inquiry to find out what is wrong is unnecessary - we know what is wrong, we need to find new ways to fund our
councils, and to keep control over their expenditure.
Let’s have the select committee process – but based on the Rating Cap Bill.
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