Onehunga businesses attack own association on $1m targeted rate

Onehunga businesses attack own association on $1m targeted rate
Onehunga business revolt ringleader Andrew Body (right) with Andrew Reid (left) petitioned Auckland Council to cut its targeted rate by almost 60%. (Image: Screenshot)
Garth Bray
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown has instructed Auckland Council chief executive Phil Wilson to give “serious consideration” to a group of Onehunga businesses seeking an inquiry into a $1 million targeted rate that lifted business rates by an additional 12% last year, for a 20% total annual increase.“This comes at a time when Auckland businesses are experiencing a prolonged and, for some, severe recession,” petitioner Andrew Body told the council’s governing body at its May meeting yesterday.The investment banker has bee...

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