Annual Plan 2019/20

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Environment Canterbury today adopted the 2019/20 Annual Plan, confirming a 10.5% rate increase to fund transport, freshwater and biodiversity priorities.

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Background information

A number of small changes have been made since the draft plan and policies were open for engagement/ consultation, in response to feedback received during the public hearings.

Feedback on the two policies and the draft Annual Plan was generally supportive of the increased expenditure across the majority of work, and a decrease in expenditure on air quality work (due to the reduced need as community action over recent years has seen the air quality improve significantly across most airsheds).

Council prioritises transport, freshwater, biodiversity and biosecurity spending

The largest proportion of the increase is in public transport – in part due to increasing external costs to run the same service and in part to allow for there to be incremental improvements to the current service.

There is also an increase of around $4million across freshwater management and biodiversity.

Input from the community during the hearings has added to the rates increase marginally, with Council approving an overall 10.51% increase* on 2018/19 rates. 4% is for public transport - including additional funding to respond to the recent Employment Relations Act changes, the remainder is for freshwater management, biodiversity, inflation and a number of smaller work programmes across the portfolios.

This equates to an additional $33 per year for the sample $570k urban Christchurch household (vs the $25 per year proposed in the draft plan).

* this is the percentage by which the total rates revenue will increase, not the amount each individual’s rates will increase as individual rates depend upon property value and location and the mix of targeted and general rates.

Submissions on the Annual Plan 2019/20

View all submissions to the Annual Plan 2019-20.

Environment Canterbury today adopted the 2019/20 Annual Plan, confirming a 10.5% rate increase to fund transport, freshwater and biodiversity priorities.

Read full plans

Background information

A number of small changes have been made since the draft plan and policies were open for engagement/ consultation, in response to feedback received during the public hearings.

Feedback on the two policies and the draft Annual Plan was generally supportive of the increased expenditure across the majority of work, and a decrease in expenditure on air quality work (due to the reduced need as community action over recent years has seen the air quality improve significantly across most airsheds).

Council prioritises transport, freshwater, biodiversity and biosecurity spending

The largest proportion of the increase is in public transport – in part due to increasing external costs to run the same service and in part to allow for there to be incremental improvements to the current service.

There is also an increase of around $4million across freshwater management and biodiversity.

Input from the community during the hearings has added to the rates increase marginally, with Council approving an overall 10.51% increase* on 2018/19 rates. 4% is for public transport - including additional funding to respond to the recent Employment Relations Act changes, the remainder is for freshwater management, biodiversity, inflation and a number of smaller work programmes across the portfolios.

This equates to an additional $33 per year for the sample $570k urban Christchurch household (vs the $25 per year proposed in the draft plan).

* this is the percentage by which the total rates revenue will increase, not the amount each individual’s rates will increase as individual rates depend upon property value and location and the mix of targeted and general rates.

Submissions on the Annual Plan 2019/20

View all submissions to the Annual Plan 2019-20.

  • CLOSED: This survey has concluded.

    We invite you to have your say on the Draft Annual Plan 2019/20, the Fees and Charges policy and the Revenue and Financing Policy. The survey will be open until 19 March 2019.


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