Kaipara District 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.
Support rate increases, only through proof of value added to ratepayers. Resist increases from council headcount or government forced bureaucracy.
Support 100% funded developer infrastructure into all Kaipara development opportunities.
Initiate any opportunity to reduce council debt via LGNZ and LGFA, and resist any special interest projects.
Introduce a targeted rate on carbon credit farms to discourage the destruction of the local farming communities.
Explore the allocation of road user charges ensuring that these funds get spent on the roads that the vehicles are driving on.
Ensure that the investments are targeted to growth rather than feel good projects.
Keep rates at the lowest level possible while still delivering for our communities.
Drive value for money in everything we do.
Minimise debt and the impact it has on our ratepayers.
Rates need to be kept affordable and especially for people over 65 with limited income discounted rates should be introduced.
Improve financial management and cut down expenditure on unnecessary consultants and on unviable projects.
Council debt should be serviced from the assets created.
Decrease outstanding debt by reducing expenditure to only what is necessary or will pay for itself.
Minimise rates increases and seek other funding alternatives.
Review council charges for services.
Prioritise repayment of debt.
Support rate increases, only through proof of value added to ratepayers. Resist increases from council headcount or government forced bureaucracy.
Support 100% funded developer infrastructure into all Kaipara development opportunities.
Initiate any opportunity to reduce council debt via LGNZ and LGFA, and resist any special interest projects.
Introduce a targeted rate on carbon credit farms to discourage the destruction of the local farming communities.
Explore the allocation of road user charges ensuring that these funds get spent on the roads that the vehicles are driving on.
Ensure that the investments are targeted to growth rather than feel good projects.
Keep rates at the lowest level possible while still delivering for our communities.
Drive value for money in everything we do.
Minimise debt and the impact it has on our ratepayers.
Rates need to be kept affordable and especially for people over 65 with limited income discounted rates should be introduced.
Improve financial management and cut down expenditure on unnecessary consultants and on unviable projects.
Council debt should be serviced from the assets created.
Decrease outstanding debt by reducing expenditure to only what is necessary or will pay for itself.
Minimise rates increases and seek other funding alternatives.
Review council charges for services.
Prioritise repayment of debt.
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