The Local Body Rates Heist thread

[iceman]

Blame on the Cannibal Collective robbing Mary to pay Paul.Water infra the big one,councils will have to carry the debt.Bring back Three Waters ,with a few tweaks.

Here in Nelson our rates are going up on average 7.2%. A chunk of that is for 3-waters infrastructure expenditure, which by the way is in good condition, but it has always been a significant part of Council's expenditure. After all it is their core job. Most of the rates increase is due to hugely increased interest rates bill on the NCC debt, thanks to our stubborn and high inflation after the last few years crazy Government wasteful expenditure. Some of it is also due to the NCC's decision to continue with careful community investment rather than a big austerity budget.
None of it has anything to do with the Coalition Government.