Selwyn 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.
Keep rates affordable, a reverse mortgage shouldn't be a consideration for the family farm/home to keep up with rates.
Keep control of Selwyn's/Malvern's assets in our hands. Financial liquidity is important but our people are more important.
Maintain low debt spreadsheet, but invest where our infrastructure is failing. Roading should have permanent repairs not cosmetic repairs.
Establish a fairer process to allocate rates back into rural Malvern communities to modernise amnesties and facilities to improve well-being.
Improve community wellbeing in Malvern by providing local, cycle, walking and pump tracks by utilising allocation of rates.
Raise levies to fund appropriate infrastructure in new housing areas.
Consult the community on how the development contribution funds are spent in our area – some small townships are missing out.
Try and keep rates affordable and manage spend – inflation is inevitable but good financial management and investment will help.
Keep rates affordable, a reverse mortgage shouldn't be a consideration for the family farm/home to keep up with rates.
Keep control of Selwyn's/Malvern's assets in our hands. Financial liquidity is important but our people are more important.
Maintain low debt spreadsheet, but invest where our infrastructure is failing. Roading should have permanent repairs not cosmetic repairs.
Establish a fairer process to allocate rates back into rural Malvern communities to modernise amnesties and facilities to improve well-being.
Improve community wellbeing in Malvern by providing local, cycle, walking and pump tracks by utilising allocation of rates.
Raise levies to fund appropriate infrastructure in new housing areas.
Consult the community on how the development contribution funds are spent in our area – some small townships are missing out.
Try and keep rates affordable and manage spend – inflation is inevitable but good financial management and investment will help.
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