Local Government: Councils to be forced to forecast rate rises in cost-of-living win for ratepayers

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Local Government: Councils to be forced to forecast rate rises in cost-of-living win for ratepayers

Councils will be barred from slapping surprise rate rises on ratepayers each year, and instead be forced to declare future annual increases under a new raft of local government reforms introduced to Parliament on Thursday.

Under a new model, councils will have to forecast rate increases over a number of years, giving ratepayers certainty over how much they will be charged.

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