Masterton 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.
Actively aim to reduce rates by concentrating on core infrastructure and minimising non essential expenditure.
Commit to concentrate on reducing unnecessary expenditure and focus on essential expenditure.
Commit to using debt to fund essential infrastructure, not nice to haves.
Ensure the setting of rates is reviewed – there is room to be more creative around this with the rates act we have to comply with.
Ensure all council assets are utilised to their full potential, both functionally and financially.
Ensure fees outside of rates are fair, reasonable and transparent, eg dog registration, rubbish, swimming pool check fees.
Commit to lower rates at a resonable level to help make more affordable living.
Commit to lower council debt.
Audit and risk committee continues to be chaired independently to ensure accountability and transparency.
Explore all options to keep rates increases to consumer price index or below. Inflation we cannot control.
Actively aim to reduce rates by concentrating on core infrastructure and minimising non essential expenditure.
Commit to concentrate on reducing unnecessary expenditure and focus on essential expenditure.
Commit to using debt to fund essential infrastructure, not nice to haves.
Ensure the setting of rates is reviewed – there is room to be more creative around this with the rates act we have to comply with.
Ensure all council assets are utilised to their full potential, both functionally and financially.
Ensure fees outside of rates are fair, reasonable and transparent, eg dog registration, rubbish, swimming pool check fees.
Commit to lower rates at a resonable level to help make more affordable living.
Commit to lower council debt.
Audit and risk committee continues to be chaired independently to ensure accountability and transparency.
Explore all options to keep rates increases to consumer price index or below. Inflation we cannot control.
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