25.5% for Farming ratepayers only, now 2.25% for all ratepayers, That's fairer
- By: "Farm Tender" News
- Hay & Fodder News
- Jun 25, 2018
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The Northern Grampians Shire Council has backflipped over farm rates.
Rates for farmland will now increase by 2.25 percent in the new financial year.
This was announced in the NGSC’s budget adoption meeting on Monday afternoon.
Farm rates were set to increase by 25.5 percent in the shire, as proposed in the council’s 2018 to 2019 draft budget.
This was going to raise nearly $5.4 million for the council.
To raise the same amount, but on a much lesser amount for farmland, the 2.25 percent increase will be spread across to all ratepayers.
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