Auckland councilors weigh on toilet tax

The councilors made a mixed verdict on the possibility for Aucklanders to collect another tax – nicknamed "toilet tax" by opponents.

The Weekend Herald today revealed the Auckland Council and the Government Tax for a $ 1 billion sewer tunnel located deep beneath our largest city and aimed at enabling future growth and significantly reducing stormwater and stormwater overflows in ports.

The regional tax on fuel, introduced six days ago, and a tax on housing for the hosts.

Albany 's advisor, John Watson, said the Aucklanders were undergoing a double blow of expenses and asset sales. Amalgamation would reduce costs. He wanted an independent review of the Super City

"When the Super City was created, the main selling point in Aucklanders was that it would translate into lower costs, which was not the case because "

Waituateā and Mike Lee, Gulf Councilman, said that too much money had been wasted for the eruption of a computer budget and the creation of a new the Manukau Project, the Waikato Pipeline, and the Hobson Project, and they were all in the books at about the same time, but it was easily affordable to repay this debt. "

The Advisor Rodney Greg Sayers said that Mayor Phil Goff "That would equate to between $ 70 and $ 140 million … enough to fund the new wastewater infrastructure, which means the Aucklanders do not have to pay the t Phil Goff However, d & # 3 9 Other Counselors Adopted a Different Point of View

Linda Cooper, Waitākere Advisor, stated that a workshop had been held to discuss ways to pay for the sewer tunnel project

. see [today’s story]. I am really tired of these fake news that happen all the time. "

However, it was paid, the project – and other long awaited infrastructure upgrades – were needed.

" This is not a wish list , it's a list of needs. I think taxpayers would like us to do a workshop … to find the best way to deliver that. "

Documents issued under the Official Information Act defined a new way of paying for the sewer tunnel and the preceding scenarios for a partial sale of

Another way to finance the. Infrastructure, known as Special Vehicle, is being developed by the Board, Watercare, Consultants and the Treasury as observers.

Deputy Mayor Bill Cashmore said that

the option should not be rejected simply because it was something new.

"I am in favor of an investigation [and seeing] on the best result. "

Manukau City Councilor Alf Filipaina said that a decision had not yet been made – and that any decision would be preceded by a public consultation – so he did not understand why the South Auckland councilman, Daniel Newman, had become public, do not know what "

other councilors could not be contacted

The tunnel project would be the property of a Crown entity and would be funded by a flat tax levied by the Board over a period of 25 to 40 years.

Newman and National MP Judith Collins criticized the charge, calling it "Toilet Tax."

"I am concerned that the proposed VRS is likely to be considered a form of privatization to repay debt holders who will not earn public support" Newman wrote in a letter to Goff and the advisers [19659002] Goff stated at Weekend Herald that council could not afford to borrow more because it was against a debt ceiling that, if violated, would lead to a deterioration of credit scores and increased borrowing costs.

The Council had proposed several options for a project, none of which had been recommended or decided yet, he said.