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Tauranga rates rise drafted: 39pc for commercial, 12pc plus rubbish for homeowners 15 Mar, 2021 06:14 PM 3 minutes to read Bay of Plenty Times Commercial ratepayers in Tauranga are in line for a proposed 39 per cent rates increase in the coming financial year. It would equate to about an extra $36 per week, Tauranga City Council said in a statement following a public meeting yesterday. The significant rise is due to the council changing the commercial differential - the proportion of rates commercial ratepayers pay compared to residential ratepayers - from 1:2 to 1:6. Homeowners are in line f...