Bay of Plenty Regional 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.
Continue to maintain the highest level of financial expertise and knowledge within the council.
Continue to support the aims and objectives of Quayside Holdings Limited now and ongoing.
Ensure rates, fees and charges are fair and justifiable.
Create partnerships with local and central government to support the cost of environmental management projects.
Minimise or stop spending on projects that do not directly relate to environmental management and key roles and responsibilities of council.
Minimise rate rises to ensure increases of 2 to 5 percent maximum and prioritise spending in areas relating to climate change mitigation.
Explore fair, balanced approaches to rates and fees that reduce pressure on households while funding essential services and infrastructure.
Manage council finances responsibly by ensuring spending is transparent, prioritised and delivers real value to communities.
Strengthen council investment strategies to support long-term sustainability and reduce reliance on debt.
Advocate running council operations the same way that private sector businesses run, ie cut cloth relative to income.
Move council away from a bureaucratic mindset to one that facilitates cost-effective solutions, recognising cheapest is not always best.
Seek to move council operations away from a cost plus accounting mindset and make decisions on the basis of affordability to the community.
Continue to maintain the highest level of financial expertise and knowledge within the council.
Continue to support the aims and objectives of Quayside Holdings Limited now and ongoing.
Ensure rates, fees and charges are fair and justifiable.
Create partnerships with local and central government to support the cost of environmental management projects.
Minimise or stop spending on projects that do not directly relate to environmental management and key roles and responsibilities of council.
Minimise rate rises to ensure increases of 2 to 5 percent maximum and prioritise spending in areas relating to climate change mitigation.
Explore fair, balanced approaches to rates and fees that reduce pressure on households while funding essential services and infrastructure.
Manage council finances responsibly by ensuring spending is transparent, prioritised and delivers real value to communities.
Strengthen council investment strategies to support long-term sustainability and reduce reliance on debt.
Advocate running council operations the same way that private sector businesses run, ie cut cloth relative to income.
Move council away from a bureaucratic mindset to one that facilitates cost-effective solutions, recognising cheapest is not always best.
Seek to move council operations away from a cost plus accounting mindset and make decisions on the basis of affordability to the community.
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