Wellington City Council believes it could earn another $21 million in rates if government buildings paid commercial rates.

At the moment, government buildings do no pay council rates. This includes parliament, schools, hospitals, and so on.

Wellington Mayor Andrew Little told Heather du Plessis-Allan that, "More cities and towns provide infrastructure that those government buildings use, and there's a fair question about, why shouldn't they contribute to it?" 

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Wellington City Council believes it could earn another $21 million in rates if government buildings paid commercial rates.
At the moment, government buildings do no pay council rates.&nbsp;This includes parliament, schools, hospitals, and so on.
Wellington Mayor Andrew Little told Heather du Plessis-Allan that, "More cities and towns provide infrastructure that those government buildings use, and there's a fair question about, why shouldn't they contribute to it?"&nbsp;
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Andrew Little: Wellington Mayor calls for government buildings to pay rates to city

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