Christchurch City Council
Rates and revenue
The work of local government is funded mainly by property taxes in the local area, known as rates. This makes up around 60% of council expenditure, with the rest coming from user charges, investment income, regulatory fees and roading subsidies. Councils can also borrow money to spread the cost of large investments such as infrastructure over a longer period of time.
Rates and revenue
The work of local government is funded mainly by property taxes in the local area, known as rates. This makes up around 60% of council expenditure, with the rest coming from user charges, investment income, regulatory fees and roading subsidies. Councils can also borrow money to spread the cost of large investments such as infrastructure over a longer period of time.
Face a future with reduced climate footprint and global economic activity, by flattening top salaries and employing more to provide services.
Pressure central government to provide a fairer share of public transport subsidy and government agency head offices in the south.
Reduce costs by not gold-plating everything, accepting outcomes fit for purpose and safe; rewarding volunteers to do park maintenance.
Spend smarter and borrow less to ensure council is living within its means and reducing debt.
Cap unsustainable rates increases. Longer term they need to be under a normalised consumer price index.
Review and refocus Christchurch City Holdings Limited, unlocking opportunity from our balance sheet strength to grow asset value and deliver greater return to ratepayers.
Face a future with reduced climate footprint and global economic activity, by flattening top salaries and employing more to provide services.
Pressure central government to provide a fairer share of public transport subsidy and government agency head offices in the south.
Reduce costs by not gold-plating everything, accepting outcomes fit for purpose and safe; rewarding volunteers to do park maintenance.
Spend smarter and borrow less to ensure council is living within its means and reducing debt.
Cap unsustainable rates increases. Longer term they need to be under a normalised consumer price index.
Review and refocus Christchurch City Holdings Limited, unlocking opportunity from our balance sheet strength to grow asset value and deliver greater return to ratepayers.
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