rates_rise_2.jpg Christchurch rates bill. Photo: Geoff SloanCalls have been made to stop rates increases in Christchurch in response to the Covid-19 crisis. The 2018-2028 Long Term Plan also predicts a 50 per cent rates increase over 10 years. At the same time, the council is meeting with our economic development agency, ChristchurchNZ, the Canterbury Employers’ Chamber ofchristchurch_city_councillors.jpg Christchurch City Councillors. The push from city councillors for a freeze on rates rises comes shortly after Minister of Finance Grant Robertson announced a $12.1 billion package to aid the economy in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 18, 2020 07:07 UTC