There is a ceiling on rate increases. It’s time to look for alternatives to local government funding
- Written by Guy C. Charlton, Associate Professor, University of New England
Giorgio Rossi/ShutterstockAuckland Mayor Wayne Brown’s recent unsuccessful demand to have the central government repay the GST levied on property rates is the latest salvo in the battle over funding for local government in New Zealand.
It points to the topsy-turvy state of local government finance and the inability of central government to...
