IPART (the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal) has recently set the rate peg for the 2026/27 financial year at 4.2%. This is the maximum amount which Council can automatically increase its general rate income during the 2026/27 financial year, which consist of four (4) categories being residential, business, farmland and mining.
Sewer and waste charges are not limited by this rate peg.
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