Christchurch Earthquake - Rates Payment Grace
Period
Christchurch City Council is to give a month's
grace to residents due to pay their rates by next
week.
The rating area, which includes many of the most
badly affected properties in this week's earthquake, will
have received their invoices approximately three weeks ago
and are due to pay their bills by the 15th
September.
However the council is extending the due date
for these people to 15th October. It is also considering
what other rates relief the council may offer to property
owners who are the most badly affected by the quake.
"We
can understand that those who haven't already made
arrangements to pay, but who have been suffering during the
last few days, do not want the added stress of thinking they
have to get their council rates paid over the next week. We
are also going to be giving some thought to other measures
we could take to assist with rates, for the worst cases,"
said a
spokesman.
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