East Gippsland Mayor Cr John White said “well documented and challenging events of the past year, and the continuing impacts of drought are not lost on this Council. Our budget has been framed accordingly,” He went on to say…
“The draft budget we have proposed ensures the organisation is appropriately resourced to deliver the works, services and initiatives set out in the Revised Council Plan 2017-2021. It responds directly to the Plan’s strategic objective that ‘Council is in a strong financial position and can provide for future generations of East Gippslanders’.”
The Minister for Local Government has set the rate cap at 2.0% for the 2020/21 year, however Council has proposed that the general rates and municipal charge will remain at the 2019/20 average level of rating for the 2020/21 year.
interesting that elsewhere in the South East the possibility of capped (no increase) for services actually is being discussed… have a look at East Gippsland link:
