Sent: Friday, 29 November 2019 2:59 pm
Subject: LGOIMA request - rates increases
I refer to your email of 28 November 2019 where you request Council to populate lines a. and b. of the following table, and to verify the figures in line c. It is noted that the CPI data is no longer needed.
Table A: A Comparison of Annual Increases in Rotorua District's Average Rates to Annual Increases in New Zealand's Consumer Price Index (CPI), for years ending June 2014-2019
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| a. Average Rates Increase $ |
| b. Cumulative Rates Increase $ |
| c. Average Rates Increase % | 8.0 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 4.1 | 5.7 | 4.9 |
| d. Cumulative Rates Increase % | 8.0 | 10.2 | 12.1 | 16.2 | 21.9 | 26.8 |
| e. CPI Increase % | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| f. Cumulative CPI Increase % | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 6.5 |
| g. Cumulative CPI Increase $ |
| h. Differences between c. and g. |
| i. Differences between d. and h. |
Average rates increases for row c. for the specified years are as follows:
Council does not have the information for rows a. and b. and under legislation there is no obligation on Council to create information in order to respond to a request.
However, Annual Plans/Long-term Plans provide examples of the rating impact across a sample of properties in each rating category ($ and %). These examples are found on the following Annual Plan/Long-term Plan pages:
- 2013/14 Annual Plan - not published
- 2014/15 Annual Plan - page 98
- 2015-2025 Long-term Plan - page 140
- 2016/17 Annual Plan - page 52
- 2017/18 Annual Plan - page 62
- 2018-2028 Long-term Plan - page 239
The information referred to above should assist you in your calculations.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/make-a-complaint/complaining-about-access-to-official-information-551307291224432 or freephone 0800 802 602.
Regards
