Residents in parts of the merged Queanbeyan-Palerang council will have their rates and charges increased by as much as 3 per cent in the next financial year.
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Googong's residential areas will be most impacted by the proposed rise and will pay $118 more for the year, but this was relative to an increase in land value.
Under the council’s draft revenue policy for 2017-18, general rates will rise 1.5 per cent, waste charges by 4 per cent and water and sewerage by 2.2 per cent.
Localities across the council will all pay at least 2 per cent more than the 2016/17 financial year.
After the forced amalgamations in 2016, the NSW government restricted general rates increases to the 1.5 per cent figure set by the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal before the merger.
The state government also froze this rate for four financial years. This means the council can not increase revenue through raising rates until 2020/21 and can not harmonise rating categories within the local government area until the same time.
A report undertaken on behalf of council in 2016 foreshadowed large increases to rates and charges following the four-year freeze due to the poor condition of the region’s infrastructure.
But Administrator Tim Overall said the financial position of council in this budget, with a surplus of $17,000, meant they were in a good position to fund projects.
He said cash given to merged councils had also allowed QPRC to solidify its position without digging into the pockets of residents.