Rural Ratepayers to remain on a trolley after major rate System review by State Govt

The Andrews Labor Government will introduce reforms to improve the local government rates system in response to a major review. The Local Government Rating System Review, released on December 21st, provides an in-depth analysis of Victoria’s rates system. This review came about from a 2018 election commitment to assess the fairness and equity of the current system and recommend improvements. This commitment followed the implementation of the Fair Go Rates System in 2016, putting a stop to unsustainable rate rises by local governments in the previous decade. The Government received the Ministerial Panel’s final report on 31 March 2020.

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Who says South Gippsland Council is getting more secretive? 

The State Government does through the annual Local Government Performance Indicators on the Knowyourcouncil website.

The Local Government Performance Indicators website is a key initiative to improve the transparency and accountability of council performance to ratepayers and to provide a more meaningful set of information to the public. The framework is made up of 58 measures and a governance and management checklist of 24 items which together build a comprehensive picture of council performance.

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