IPART has released decisions on applications made by eight councils to increase general income above the 1.5% rate peg from 1 July 2017. Increases have been approved for Bellingen, Byron, Inverell and Port Macquarie-Hastings councils.
The Media Release outlines the councils that have applied for a special variation for 2015/16. Nineteen councils across NSW have applied to increase their general revenue above the rate peg in 2015-16.