Rates Out of Control Take 2
Following on from this mornings blog post I wish to make some other observations about Council Rate Increases and how they should be rated.This morning I questioned why they are always compared to CPI by the media.I wish to throw two thoughts out there for people to...Rates Out of Control
Everywhere you look at this time of year the media pushes excessive rate increases by councils. Inevitably it is focused on the rate increases exceeding CPI. This identifies that the writer believes that rate increases should be in line with CPI.This is simply...Council Rates-It’s that time of year again.
Yes! Its that time of year again, when councils determine the level of service and the projects it wishes to undertake in the next twelve months and therefore the rates that need to be collected. This year the services and programs we expect to approve will...Council Rates to be Capped
Councils going cap in hand to the Government for funding is more to the point Mr Stephen (want to be Premier) Marshall.Your statement of capping council rate increases is nothing but a populist election announcement. It is one that now has caused much angst toward you...Rates Double Inflation
The usual media reporting about council rate increases has been active for last month and a bit.In our own case criticized for a rate increase double that of CPI or inflation. This is the measure by which we judge the fairness or otherwise of course of price...
Cr Don Palmer
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