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.
This fact sheet provides information to councils that are considering applying to IPART to increase the minimum rate in a particular rating category above ‘the statutory limit’.
IPART has set the 2019-20 rate peg for NSW councils at 2.7%. This fact sheet presents further information relating to the setting of the 2019-20 rate peg.
2 December 2013Increases in local council general income will be capped at 2.3% in 2014/15 under a decision on the annual rate peg announced today by the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART).The rate peg sets the maximum increase of