Tag: Rates
Perspectives / Rod Davis offers his perspective on Douglas’ rating system
“What is the point of a Shire intent of providing good rental yields to its remote owners, when every single tourism business here, is on its knees?”
Community / A model for low rates and no debt
The Cassowary Coast Regional Council (CCRC) has kept the 2020 / 2021 rate increase to a modest 1.23% while forecasting a small operating surplus compared to the Douglas Shire Council’s (DSC) rate increase of 2.2% and projected operating deficit of $3.7 million.