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1 July 2022

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About rates

Why you pay rates

  • What are rates?
  • Why do I have to pay rates?
  • Why do I have to pay rates to two councils – you and my city/district council?
  • Why are my rates different to other people’s rates?

What rates pay for

  • How do you decide how your work is funded?
  • What do my Regional Council rates pay for?
  • What work do you do in my city or district?
  • Who decides what work you do?
  • How can I have a say in what my rates fund?
  • Why do I pay for rates when I don’t use the Regional Council’s services?
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Types of rates

  • What is the Uniform Annual General Charge (UAGC)?
  • What are the different targeted rates?
  • How can I find out what my rates were last year?
  • What is the change in the general rates cost for 2022/23?
  • What is a general rate and how is it calculated?
  • What is the change in targeted rates for 2022/23?
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Rivers Schemes, Pump & Drainage Schemes

  • What are the differences between the different river schemes?
  • Why am I paying more than one river scheme targeted rate?
  • Why are some Schemes charged a higher targeted rate than others?
  • How do you calculate my river scheme rates?
  • Why are there two charges for the same river scheme targeted rate?
  • What's the average increase for river scheme targeted rates in 2022/23?
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