Poll: Do you think rates should be capped?

Waikato mayors have hit back at suggestions of “rates capping” to control council spending, saying capping councils’ main source of income could be a recipe for disaster.

Hamilton City mayor Paula Southgate and Ōtorohanga District mayor Max Baxter will end their careers in local government this year, and while Southgate said capping would lead to lower levels of service for ratepayers, Baxter said it was simply a distraction, and a “blunt tool” being used to put even more pressure on councils.

Do you think rates should be capped? Tell us your reasons in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).

Do you think rates should be capped?

95.1% Yes

95.1% Complete
4.9% No

4.9% Complete

61 votes

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