Lead Story
Rural rates – going up faster than ciggies and booze
New Zealand’s 78 district, city, and regional councils have started consultations on Long Term Plans setting out proposed rates increases for the coming year and beyond. Expect cries of pain, says Federated Farmers manager of general policy, Nick Clark. “The high cost of council rates on farmland has always been a problem and it is a problem that seems to be forever growing.” General rates on farms can vary greatly depending on individual councils’ funding and rating systems. But a Feds survey two years ago showed for the 2018/19 year a typical farmer paid around $16,000 to district councils…
Continue Reading Rural rates – going up faster than ciggies and booze