25 May 2021

Auckland rates rise planned to fill $750m Covid-19 fiscal hole

From Checkpoint, 6:12 pm on 25 May 2021

Aucklanders will have to pay more on their rates bill over the next decade, with the city's council voting through increases today.

The Finance Committee today hashed out its 10-year budget, which aims to plug the $750 million fiscal hole punched by the Covid-19 pandemic.

It also sets aside billions of dollars for infrastructure and climate change. Jean Bell was there.