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22nd August
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National Greens Select Committee On Council Rates Is Not The Answer.

The apparent deal between Nats and Greens to hold a select committee inquiry into council rates is only a partial answer to rates increases.

It will not deal with the central issue of an average 8% increase in rates this year – and an 8 or 9% increases next year, and the year after.

We need controls on rates increases now – not at the end of a select committee inquiry.

Parliament gave local authorities the power to get invloved in anythng they wanted to do – so now Parliament needs to curtail how much council can squeeze from ratepayers.

An inquiry to find out what is wrong is unnecessary - we know what is wrong, we need to find new ways to fund our councils, and to keep control over their expenditure.

Let’s have the select committee process – but based on the Rating Cap Bill.

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