Akaroa rates up 20%
Rates will rise 203 per cent in Akaroa township this year, and 21.5 per cent in Akaroa County. The increases were approved at a full meeting of the Akaroa County Council yesterday. In spite of the rate rise, the budget for the township’s community council is $2344 less than was spent last year. This is after a deduction of about $63,000 paid last year for projects using employment incentive schemes, which are funded by the Government and not included
j in rates. ~ 1 ece *P t S and payments i these projects had not be included in either the coi munity, council or Coun Council budgets because was not sure which prefect wuld be worked on this yeai They would be included dur ln S V ear as necessary said the County Clerk, Mr G. . E. Hunn. The county’s-budget shows an increase on last years', , of more than' $70,000, after payments for Government-sponsored projects have been deducted.
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