Christchurch City 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.
Cut wasteful spending and focus on prioritising what is actually needed and push for more cohesion between units to streamline work.
Increase maintenance budgets as assets big and small, such as the pier and park benches, are being left to degrade, some to a state of needing renewal.
Support a rates cap for residents and businesses.
Advocate for tools like GST-sharing on new builds and visitor levies so growth, not just rates, pays for services.
Push back on unfunded central mandates and fight for fairer funding that meets local needs without overloading ratepayers.
Protect council investments and assets from short-term sell-offs to keep long-term value for the community.
Cut wasteful spending and focus on prioritising what is actually needed and push for more cohesion between units to streamline work.
Increase maintenance budgets as assets big and small, such as the pier and park benches, are being left to degrade, some to a state of needing renewal.
Support a rates cap for residents and businesses.
Advocate for tools like GST-sharing on new builds and visitor levies so growth, not just rates, pays for services.
Push back on unfunded central mandates and fight for fairer funding that meets local needs without overloading ratepayers.
Protect council investments and assets from short-term sell-offs to keep long-term value for the community.
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