Tēnā koe Geoff

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Kia ora Geoff,

Thank you for your request made under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (the Act).

Wellington City Council has granted your request for information. Please see the attached response.

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Nga mihi
Claudia

Claudia Holgate
Senior Advisor Official Information Team

-----Original Message-----
From: Geoff Palmer <[FOI #21843 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 16 February 2023 8:47 am
To: BUS: Assurance <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - What expenditure has been cut to keep Wellington’s rate rise to a proposed 12.8%?

Dear Wellington City Council,

Media reports say council officers originally proposed a 17% rates rise this year:

"'We've done what we can to rein it in': Wellington's rates jump was originally 17%"
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The mayor too said, “The council has already found savings to offset these pressures to keep the proposed rates increase at 12.8%.”:

"Where will you find $450? Wellington poised for another eye-popping rates rise"
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What are these savings?

What, precisely, has been cut from the original rating increase proposal to "keep the increase to 12.8%"?

Yours faithfully,

Geoff Palmer

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