Mayor of Whakatāne
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.
Address the debt arising from the operating deficit with urgency. Council should never have funded operating expenses out of debt.
Build relationships with outside funders to help pay for large-scale social infrastructure such as the Rex Morpeth redevelopment.
Control council's costs by less use of external consultants where work can be done in-house and careful use of AI to boost productivity.
Address the debt arising from the operating deficit with urgency. Council should never have funded operating expenses out of debt.
Build relationships with outside funders to help pay for large-scale social infrastructure such as the Rex Morpeth redevelopment.
Control council's costs by less use of external consultants where work can be done in-house and careful use of AI to boost productivity.
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