Kāpiti Coast 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.
Bring back daily fixed water meter charges into the water account and use that account as it was intended instead of repeatedly raiding it.
Identify rates pressures from the government-instigated raising of council debt level headroom and get government to fund more money for rates remissions.
Review fees and charges to ensure correct user-pays system is in place, including district licensing and other mandated work carried out for government.
Find ways to reduce cost through increased efficiency of service delivery and reduced procurement costs.
Reduce Council debt to reduce interest costs and create borrowing headroom which allows lowering insurance cover.
Strike the right balance between rates affordability, future financial sustainability of core services and debt reduction.
Respond to a challenging economic climate by adjusting financial policies.
Return to core services to reduce the activity burden on council and their associated costs.
Review facilities fees and charges to ensure that the user pays component is fair and reasonable.
Ensure debt is thought of as intergenerational and do not overly burden current ratepayers.
Ensure that when spending money, it is spent wisely, focusing on necessities, not nice-to-haves.
Push harder for alternative funding streams; central government should pay rates on its facilities and share GST revenue.
Bring back daily fixed water meter charges into the water account and use that account as it was intended instead of repeatedly raiding it.
Identify rates pressures from the government-instigated raising of council debt level headroom and get government to fund more money for rates remissions.
Review fees and charges to ensure correct user-pays system is in place, including district licensing and other mandated work carried out for government.
Find ways to reduce cost through increased efficiency of service delivery and reduced procurement costs.
Reduce Council debt to reduce interest costs and create borrowing headroom which allows lowering insurance cover.
Strike the right balance between rates affordability, future financial sustainability of core services and debt reduction.
Respond to a challenging economic climate by adjusting financial policies.
Return to core services to reduce the activity burden on council and their associated costs.
Review facilities fees and charges to ensure that the user pays component is fair and reasonable.
Ensure debt is thought of as intergenerational and do not overly burden current ratepayers.
Ensure that when spending money, it is spent wisely, focusing on necessities, not nice-to-haves.
Push harder for alternative funding streams; central government should pay rates on its facilities and share GST revenue.
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