Have your say on the Council’s Emergency Budget 2020/21. Open for feedback now.
The economic impact of COVID-19 means that tough decisions have to be made about Auckland Council’s budget – like the rates we pay and what to spend our money on.
Council want to know whether you support:
- the mayor’s recommendation to consider, both, a 2.5 per cent and 3.5 per cent property rates rise with information outlining the potential impact of both options
- extending of our property rates postponement policy to businesses experiencing financial hardship
- suspension of the Accommodation Provider Targeted Rate, and the expenditure that it would fund, until 31 March 2021.
Read full Consultation document.
WEBINARS
Due to COVID-19, our usual face-to-face community events have been replaced with seven online information sessions, or webinars, for Aucklanders. These will be 90-minute sessions where Aucklanders ask questions about the proposed Emergency Budget.
Five of the webinars will be targeted towards subregions, and will focus on the proposed average general rates increase.
The other two webinars will be topic-based for the Rates Postponement Policy and Accommodation Provider Targeted Rates.
Please see the schedule for these webinars below. Aucklanders can register to attend these webinars on the Webinar webpage
WATERCARE
In Auckland Council’s Annual Plan, the proposed price rises for water, wastewater and infrastructure growth charges were 2.5 per cent, 3.3 per cent and 3 per cent respectively. However, last month, Watercare’s board agreed to limit price rises to 2.5 per cent. This is aligned with Auckland Council’s minimum proposed rates increase.
Watercare says Capping the increase at 2.5 per cent is about acknowledging the widespread financial strain of Covid-19 on our customers, while ensuring we can continue to invest in essential water and wastewater infrastructure for our growing city.
Media release_Water and wastewater price changes from 1 July 2020