Rate hikes forecast in council's $245m budget
Premium Content Subscriber only Rates in the Tweed Shire Council area are expected to go up by 2 per cent this year as detailed in the council's $254 million draft budget plan. The average residential ratepayer will be slapped with a $1124.70 ordinary rates bill for the 2021/22 financial year - a total of $22.05 more than last year. Water, sewerage and waste charges are also on the rise, costing the average rate payer an extra $30.30 on top of ordinary rates. The budget draft states the rates rise is in line with the independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal "rate peg" of 2 per cent. T...
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