Matamata-Piako 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.
Maintain debt within prescribed levels.
Maintain rates within the long term budget expectations.
Recover fees and charges costs from the user rather than adding costs to the ratepayer.
Encourage councillors to treat ratepayers' money as if it were their own.
Manage fees better to prevent financial penalties for living in the area.
Reduce rates and prioritise transparency and accountability for all council expenditure.
Invest in assets that provide income for the council to supplement rates and other costs to the ratepayers.
Seek better ways to further improve financial prudence and bring down costs wherever possible to keep required rates as low as possible.
Service council debts in a more efficient way and use any savings towards repayment because council debt is a long-term burden to ratepayers.
Maintain debt within prescribed levels.
Maintain rates within the long term budget expectations.
Recover fees and charges costs from the user rather than adding costs to the ratepayer.
Encourage councillors to treat ratepayers' money as if it were their own.
Manage fees better to prevent financial penalties for living in the area.
Reduce rates and prioritise transparency and accountability for all council expenditure.
Invest in assets that provide income for the council to supplement rates and other costs to the ratepayers.
Seek better ways to further improve financial prudence and bring down costs wherever possible to keep required rates as low as possible.
Service council debts in a more efficient way and use any savings towards repayment because council debt is a long-term burden to ratepayers.
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