The New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs : Independent Inquiry into Local Government Rates : Consultants' Reports

Local Government Rates Inquiry

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Consultants' Reports

The following reports were commissioned by the Local Government Rates Inquiry, and help to inform their final report.

Alternatives to Rates: Review of Revenue Mechanisms to Supplement Local Authority Rates, NZIER, 2007 (pdf) 215k*

Case Studies of Rates Affordability Over Time, Business and Economic Research Limited (BERL), 2007 (pdf) 140k*

Council Policies on Rates Remissions and Postponements and Maori Freehold Land, Karen Johnston Strategic & Project Planning, 2007 (pdf) 1.5mb*

Exemptions from Liability for Rates, Ross Philipson Consulting Limited, 2007 (pdf) 172k*

Issues Paper on the Impact of Rates on Maori Land, Whaimutu Dewes and Tony Walzl, 2007 (pdf) 420k*

Non-rates Funding Options Available to Local Authorities, Covec Limited, 2007 (pdf) 460k*

Report on the Drivers of Local Government Expenditure, GHD Limited, 2007 (pdf) 330k*

The Sustainability of Rates and the Measures to Address Affordability Over Time, Business and Economic Research Limited (BERL), 2007 (pdf) 530k*

Trends in the Level of Local Government Funding and Expenditure, Thomas Consulting Limited, 2007 (pdf) 430k*

Trends in the Use of Rating Tools Nationally to Fund Services, Covec Limited, 2007 (pdf) 485k*

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