Blacktown Council is proposing to put up Council rates from 1st July 2014 by:
? 5.3% residential and retail properties;
? For pensioners, the rate increase will
be approx. 9% (that is on the
back of 2013 discount cut); and,
? Industrial land will increase by 12.3%
and on 1st July 2015 by a further 13%.
[There is] no clear justification as to exactly which projects will benefit from the rate increase particularly when Council is debt free and has $337 million in the bank as at 30th September 2013. This increase is BAD for residents; BAD for business; BAD for jobs; and even WORSE for pensioners! Have your say by sending an email to: yoursay@blacktown.nsw.gov.au