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Rates and levies

What this will mean for rates & community charges

Rates and community charges

This table shows that overall community charges (regional rates plus the water supply levy) areincreasing by 4.95% in this2006/07 Annual Plan. These figures include GST.

Greater Wellingtonis increasing regional rates by 6.89% overall in 2006/07. This increase varies between the cities and districts because of changes in capital values (equalised) and differences in Greater Wellington's work programmes.

The water supply levy, charged directly to the four metropolitan city councils, remains at the 2005/06 level.

Notes:

  1. Amounts labelled 2005/06 Budget are sourced from the 2005/06 Annual Plan and amounts labelled 2006/07 Plan are the amounts that Greater Wellington is now planning in this proposed 2006/07 Annual Plan.
  2. The numbers in the table should be read in conjunction with the Funding Impact Statementin the Detailed documentand the Revenue and Financing Policy in the Policies document.

Regional rates

Regional rates

The Regional Ratestableshows that Greater Wellington is increasing regional rates by 6.89% overall in 2006/07. The increase varies between the cities and districts because of changes in capital values (equalised), differences in Greater Wellington’s work programmes and application of the Revenue and Financing Policy.

Water Supply levy

water supply levy

The Water Supply Levy tableshows that, although the total water supply levy remains at the 2005/06 level, the amounts charged to each of the four cities vary as the levy is based on the actual consumption of water in the year to 31 March 2006.

Changes in district-wide rates from 2005/06 to 2006/07

Changes in district-wide rates

The District-wide rates table shows the changes in rates due to equalised capital value (ECV) movements and apportionment from 2005/06 to 2006/07.

District-wide rates are rates which are levied across all of the rating units within a city or district. The other rates, which together with district-wide rates make up regional rates, are levied only on certain rating units within the region.

% changes in rate type

Percentage changes in each rate type from 2005/06 to 2006/07

This table show the percentage changes in each rate type which together make up district-wide rates from 2005/06 to 2006/07.

Residential rates

Residential rates by rate type and average residential property

This table shows the 2006/07 residential rates by rate type and by average residential property.

Note: (1) Excludes river rates charged on Greytown and Featherston urban properties.

Rates calculator

Rates calculator for residential properties

The Rates calculator shows how you can calculate your own indicative residential regional rates for 2006/07.

Please note the above calculation does not include rates set by your local city or district council.

Greater Wellington rates are set and assessed by Greater Wellington but are invoiced and collected by the relevant territorial authority in the Wellington region. Such combined collection arrangements are cost effective and are more convenient for ratepayers.

Notes:

  1. Excludes river rates charged on Greytown and Featherston urban properties.
  2. The calculator relates only to properties classified as residential.

The numbersall tablesshould be read in conjunction with the Funding Impact Statement in the Detailed document and the Revenue and Financing Policy in the Policies document.

All figures are inclusive of GST.

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