Annual budget green light

By Lachlan Ellis

Council’s latest Budget has passed with the approval of all but one Councillor, who opposed the idea of a 1.75 per cent rates increase, during hardships such as inflation and high petrol prices.

The 2022/23 Annual Budget came before Council at its 22 June Special Meeting, with Woodlands Cr Ally Munari adding an extra paragraph that Council “writes to the Minister for Local Government, fully supporting the Victorian Farmers Federation proposal regarding valuation averaging”.

If this proposal was adopted by the State Government, rates would be charged based on a moving average on property valuations over five years, rather than solely the current yearly valuation.

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in the 28 June edition
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