Dave Cull
Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull has criticised figures released by the Taxpayer’s Union.
The organisation this week released its ”ratepayers’ report”, which said the Dunedin City Council had liabilities of $15,897 per ratepayer, but a lower value of assets than Otago’s other territorial authorities.
Executive director Jordan Williams described the council’s financial position as ”a basket-case”.
”Even when compared to other metropolitan councils around New Zealand, Dunedin City Council comes out badly on the national league tables.”
The table showed average residential rates at $1950 in Dunedin, compared with $2219 for other metropolitan councils.
It showed the mayor, chief executive and councillors were…
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