Mayor of Kaipara
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.
Minimise rates by leading a line-by-line review of all council expenditure.
Ensure growth pays for growth by regularly reviewing the development contributions policy and growth-funded projects.
Require reserve financial contributions from growth to be spent on projects in growth areas and not diverted to non-growth areas.
Ensure rates remain affordable and fair across all wards through responsible budgeting and financial discipline.
Explore new funding models such as targeted levies for developers to ease the burden on households.
Review council spending to reduce waste and focus investment on long-term infrastructure and community needs.
Focus on debt reduction to reduce continual rate rises, freeze rate rises and focus on delivery of delayed projects.
Improve financial management by avoiding long-term swaps and ensuring efficient use of ratepayers' money by delivering projects on time.
Provide affordable, reliable water solutions while avoiding pet and vested projects and developments and negate political interferences in council matters.
Minimise rates by leading a line-by-line review of all council expenditure.
Ensure growth pays for growth by regularly reviewing the development contributions policy and growth-funded projects.
Require reserve financial contributions from growth to be spent on projects in growth areas and not diverted to non-growth areas.
Ensure rates remain affordable and fair across all wards through responsible budgeting and financial discipline.
Explore new funding models such as targeted levies for developers to ease the burden on households.
Review council spending to reduce waste and focus investment on long-term infrastructure and community needs.
Focus on debt reduction to reduce continual rate rises, freeze rate rises and focus on delivery of delayed projects.
Improve financial management by avoiding long-term swaps and ensuring efficient use of ratepayers' money by delivering projects on time.
Provide affordable, reliable water solutions while avoiding pet and vested projects and developments and negate political interferences in council matters.
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