Council wages skyrocket; calls for Ateed’s budget to be cut by 75% as bed tax looms
More than 710 IT staff earning $73 million are among the council's employees. Meanwhile NBR readers have their say on mayor Phil Goff's plans to tax tourists.
Auckland Council is now spending 53% of rates collected every year on staff wages.
The yearly wages bill has ballooned from $615 million at amalgamation in 2010 to $803 million a year while the annual rates take is $1.5 billion.
More than 710 IT staff earning $73 million are among the
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Sally Lindsay
Wed, 30 Nov 2016
Wed, 30 Nov 2016
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Council wages skyrocket; calls for Ateed’s budget to be cut by 75% as bed tax looms
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