Rotorua District Council
Rates and revenue
The work of local government is funded mainly by property taxes in the local area, known as rates. This makes up around 60% of council expenditure, with the rest coming from user charges, investment income, regulatory fees and roading subsidies. Councils can also borrow money to spread the cost of large investments such as infrastructure over a longer period of time.
Rates and revenue
The work of local government is funded mainly by property taxes in the local area, known as rates. This makes up around 60% of council expenditure, with the rest coming from user charges, investment income, regulatory fees and roading subsidies. Councils can also borrow money to spread the cost of large investments such as infrastructure over a longer period of time.
Reduce council's spending threshold from the current 250% of revenue to force long-term savings by officials.
Review the Uniform Annual General Charge and Business and Commercial Rates in the next long-term plan to assess if the current level is fair and appropriate.
Establish an investment arm for RDC to avoid relying solely on rates and fees, ring-fenced for long-term infrastructure projects like Rotorua Trust.
Maintain strong financial oversight to balance budgets and protect community assets.
Manage debt prudently, keeping borrowing within sustainable limits to support key capital projects.
Review rates structure to ensure fairness and affordability while funding essential services and infrastructure.
Cap rates and keep council debt and spending to a minimum.
Justify every dollar spent and review council debt and future unnecessary spending plans.
Ensure all council owned land and buildings meet strategic aims and consider selling or leasing to increase revenue.
Investigate alternative revenue streams such as public private partnerships and asset recycling to put downward pressure on rates.
Reform dog control rules to significantly reduce costs for responsible dog owners to encourage more owners to do better.
Revise council's financial plans to reduce debt.
Revise council's financial strategy to reflect central government's coming legislation imposing a rates cap.
Revise council's Local Water Done Well plans to comply with coming legislation.
Create investment opportunities to generate income and limit rates rises.
Establish a levy system for the fifteen thousand tourists a day in Rotorua to offset the additional infrastructure cost to ratepayers.
Prioritise local families when making financial decisions.
Reduce council's spending threshold from the current 250% of revenue to force long-term savings by officials.
Review the Uniform Annual General Charge and Business and Commercial Rates in the next long-term plan to assess if the current level is fair and appropriate.
Establish an investment arm for RDC to avoid relying solely on rates and fees, ring-fenced for long-term infrastructure projects like Rotorua Trust.
Maintain strong financial oversight to balance budgets and protect community assets.
Manage debt prudently, keeping borrowing within sustainable limits to support key capital projects.
Review rates structure to ensure fairness and affordability while funding essential services and infrastructure.
Cap rates and keep council debt and spending to a minimum.
Justify every dollar spent and review council debt and future unnecessary spending plans.
Ensure all council owned land and buildings meet strategic aims and consider selling or leasing to increase revenue.
Investigate alternative revenue streams such as public private partnerships and asset recycling to put downward pressure on rates.
Reform dog control rules to significantly reduce costs for responsible dog owners to encourage more owners to do better.
Revise council's financial plans to reduce debt.
Revise council's financial strategy to reflect central government's coming legislation imposing a rates cap.
Revise council's Local Water Done Well plans to comply with coming legislation.
Create investment opportunities to generate income and limit rates rises.
Establish a levy system for the fifteen thousand tourists a day in Rotorua to offset the additional infrastructure cost to ratepayers.
Prioritise local families when making financial decisions.
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