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hey phil,
mine is in total rate for the year $2818.58
reading the lovely and glossy and expensive launceston city council news that came with the bombshell
"...many residential properties would have seen rises in their valuations reflecting the increased value of the residential property market in Launceston. These increased valuations do not result in increased rates income for the council. They do result in a change in the amount of rates that are paid by individual property owners...."
does this make sense. if i pay more rates, then surely the council gets more rates?
i know from my honours degree in applied maths that left hand side of the equation equals right hand side and that you can't increase something on the left, without the right side. what am i missing????
i might just pay last years rates plus the 5.4% rate increase, because using their logic, changes in what i pay do not affect what the council takes in rates!
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