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IPART has made decisions about 24 applications from councils to general income (mainly rates income) by more than the rate peg from 2013/14. This fact sheet summarises our decisions.

In 2012,13 IPART amended the existing special rate variations for 16 NSW councils for the effect of the carbon price.

It is longstanding NSW Government policy for local councils’ general income to increase each year in line with council costs.

IPART has released a final technical paper about the financial modelling of local development contributions. The final technical paper explains how councils should select a discount rate when they use a Net Present Value (NPV) methodology.