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IPART has approved applications by eighty-six NSW councils to increase their rates above the level of the annual rate peg.

This media release provides information about council applications received by IPART for special rate variation or minimum rate increase for 2022-23.

The Media Release provides information about our decisions on councils’ 2022-23 special variation and minimum rate applications.

This Media Release list the councils that have notified IPART of their intention to apply for either a special variation to increase their general income above the rate peg, or for a minimum rate increase, in 2017-18.

This Media Release outlines the details of the twelve applications that have been received by IPART from NSW local councils to increase their general revenue above the rate peg in 2016-17.

IPART is announcing the commencement of the review of the rate peg methodology.

IPART has announced the rate peg for 2023-2024, and released an Issues Paper for it’s review of the rate peg methodology.

This Media Release relates to the release of our Issues Paper on IPART’s review of the NSW local government rating system.

IPART is seeking feedback on draft recommendations for potential changes to the local government rating system which aim to provide councils with more options to levy rates, whilst ensuring NSW ratepayers would be protected against excessive rate

MEDIA RELEASE2017-18 RATE PEG FOR NSW LOCAL COUNCILS29 November 2016Continuing low inflation and minimal growth in council costs will limit the increase in the general income local councils can recover to 1.5% in 2017-18.

The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal is conducting a series of regional workshops as part of its review of the revenue framework for local government.