Photo: Geoff SloanAn adjustment to how Christchurch City Council charges for rates has been called for which would see expensive properties pay more and those on the other end of the spectrum pay less. He sees the adjustment as a progressive move towards ensuring everybody pays according to their means. This charge is currently set at $132 and is added on to the overarching rates bill of all properties regardless of their value. This is less than half the $439 the Auckland Council charges its constituents. “The people who it would really punish are those on fixed incomes such as pensioners who struggle as it is to pay their rates.”

Source: Otago Daily Times November 29, 2020 21:10 UTC