A Uniform Annual General Charge (UAGC) is a fixed charge applied to each separately used or inhabited part of a property, such as a property with multiple homes or a shop that has a flat above it. The UAGC is used to pay for general council services such as leadership, governance, advocacy, emergency management, animal control and cemeteries. A UAGC is applied to ensure every ratepayer pays a minimum contribution for council services.
General rates:
Everyone pays. This is the only part of your rates bill that is affected by land value or capital value rating system. General rates fund activities and services including; community engagement, community grants, building compliance and development, District Plan compliance, health and liquor, parking, rural fire, transport, lakes and rivers systems, parks, reserves and sports grounds, swimming pools (AC Baths, Genesis Aquatic Centre, Mangakino pool), Taupo Events Centre, Great Lake Centre, Taupo District Libraries, Taupo Museum and Art Gallery, community halls, public toilets, housing for the elderly, litter control, storm water, planning for the future, Turangi Tongariro Community Board, council property, destination marketing and economic development.
Targeted rates:
Funds a specific council activity or group of activities, rather than general council services. Targeted rates are assessed on every rating unit connected or available to be connected to a Council scheme. Vacant sections will incur half charges where a service is available to be connected i.e. water is available to be connected to the property.
Targeted rates include sewage disposal, sewer loan servicing, water supply, metered water supply, district refuse disposal charge, Whakamaru fire protection rate, Whareroa refuse rate, Town Centre Taupo management rate, Turangi Tongariro Community Board rate.
Water Supply rate
| Only charged to those who are able to use the service
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Sewage Disposal rate
| Only charged to those who are able to use the service
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Refuse Disposal rate
| Everyone pays, but the amount varies
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Lake Taupo Protection rate
| Everyone pays, but the amount varies depending on where you live
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Uniform Annual General charge
| Everyone pays the same
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One rating area
We apply one General Rate across the entire Taupo District.
Rating differentials
Councils can choose to apply a rating differential to groups of ratepayers. Rate differentials apply to the general rate and are used to change the proportion of rates that we collect from each group of ratepayers.
We may choose to apply a higher rating differential for groups that place greater demands on council services. Conversely, we may apply a lower rating differential to groups who have less access to council services than other ratepayers.
The differential groups and the factors that are applied are:
Property Categories
| Differentials
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Residential
| 1
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Rural
| 1
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Utility Assets and Networks
| 1
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Electricity Generators
| 1
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Industrial Commercial
| 1.8
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Accommodation
| 1.8
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Other
| 1
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