tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763366316092865103.post6981711561668068492..comments2023-08-26T01:09:07.337+12:00Comments on Reflections on Auckland Planning: Recipe for Rate RevoltJoel Cayfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18333945842340425946noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763366316092865103.post-9483064851706638602012-02-15T08:30:47.667+13:002012-02-15T08:30:47.667+13:00Thank you to the cat who walks, for this informati...Thank you to the cat who walks, for this informative comment. I didn't know that the UAGC had been set 'by fiat' at $350, or that officers had advised that $450 would 'cause the least overall change'. Based on my 6 years at North Shore City Council, analysing the effects of different UAGC and General Rate settings, where the UAGC is set has an redistributional enormous effect.Joel Cayfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18333945842340425946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763366316092865103.post-36179263665412795902012-02-14T19:41:25.628+13:002012-02-14T19:41:25.628+13:00You could argue that Council has followed the reco...You could argue that Council has followed the recommendations of the Panel you mention. Rates revenue is less than half the total at about 42% (7), Council is using a capital value system to assess rates (57), water supply makes up a further 38% of rates and is based on consumption (58), and Council looks set to try and use it’s more flexible rating powers (62) plus a few it doesn’t have to raiseThe cat who walksnoreply@blogger.com