Posted on 13/05/2021
Federated Farmers has submitted on the Waikato DC LTP. We let Council know our concerns with their funding policies that over rely on the general rate and don’t fully utilise options available to spread the rates burden more equitably across ratepaye
Posted on 13/05/2021
Brian Steele (Te Aroha Chair), Mike Garrud (Morrinsville Chair) and Hilary Walker (Policy Advisor) attended the Matamata-Piako District Council draft Long Term Plan hearing on behalf of Federated Farmers today. A Long Term Plan sets Council spending
Posted on 10/05/2021
Federated Farmers has submitted on the Waikato DC LTP. We let Council know our concerns with their funding policies that over rely on the general rate and don’t fully utilise options available to spread the rates burden more equitably across ratepaye
Posted on 4/05/2021
Federated Farmers is extremely concerned about the huge increase in operating expenditure (23%) for 2021/22 compared with 2020/21 (an increase of $45.7m in absolute terms), followed by variable increases projected for the following 9 years (0.6% – 6.
Posted on 28/04/2021
Federated Farmers is focused on the transparency of rate setting, rates equity and both the overall and relative cost of local government to agriculture...