Environment Canterbury
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.
Council must manage its revenues, expenses, liabilities, investments, and financial dealing that promotes the future of the community.
We must ensure Environment Canterbury's financial policies aim to achieve efficient and effective regional governance.
Introduce a new levy on developers to fund infrastructure in new developments in new suburbs.
Ask government to raise council funding to international standards, and trial the Finnish system of fees based on personal income.
To avoid risky financial decision-making engage statisticians, scientists, psychologists and historians instead of bankers and economists.
Develop an environmental accounting system for environmental assets (eg lakes) and ecosystem services (eg insects).
Council must manage its revenues, expenses, liabilities, investments, and financial dealing that promotes the future of the community.
We must ensure Environment Canterbury's financial policies aim to achieve efficient and effective regional governance.
Introduce a new levy on developers to fund infrastructure in new developments in new suburbs.
Ask government to raise council funding to international standards, and trial the Finnish system of fees based on personal income.
To avoid risky financial decision-making engage statisticians, scientists, psychologists and historians instead of bankers and economists.
Develop an environmental accounting system for environmental assets (eg lakes) and ecosystem services (eg insects).
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