How rates are calculated

Manukau City Council calculates your rates based on the annual value of your property, as determined by the independent valuation company Quotable Value.

The rates billed for Manukau ratepayers have risen by an average of 6.4% for the 2010/2011 year. Of this, 3.8% relates to increases in the cost of services and facilities provided by Manukau City. The remaining 2.6% is due to the increase in GST and an increase in the Regional Amenities Rate which funds regional facilities such as the Zoo, Auckland War Memorial Museum and MOTAT.

In some instances, the actual amount billed this year, compared to last year's amount will be different from the 6.4%, because of all or any of the following:

• A change in Annual Value due to a correction of the District Valuation Roll or the settlement of a valuation objection
• Any alterations to your property, such as new buildings, additions or demolitions etc.
• A change of Rating Category - the rating category could have changed because the property is being used for a different purpose, for example changed from residential to business.

For further information on rating, please telephone us on 09 262 8990.

Your Rates and GST

The rates for 2010/2011 have been set to include the rise in GST effective from 1 October 2010.
 
Instalment 1 contains GST at 12.5% and the subsequent instalments contain GST at 15%.
 
To calculate the amount for each instalment we have added the totals for all instalments together and divided by 4.
 
We have amended the rates invoices to clearly show the GST amount for each invoice.

Rates calculator 2010/2011

Write in your current Annual Value here (available from your revaluation notice received from Quotable Value or by checking Your Property)	(a)
Uniform Annual General charge	(b)		$365.00
Rating factor (see below)	(c)
Multiply the annual value by the rating factor	(d) = (a) x (c)		$
Regional Amenities Factor	(e)	$0.0032
Multiply the annual value by the Regional Amenities factor	(f) = (a) x (e)		$
Write in the number of dwellings here	(g)
Annual Refuse/Recycling Charge (Residential & Rural only)	(h)	$196.00
Multiply the number of dwellings by the refuse charge	(i) = (g) x (h)		$
Add all the different rate types together (this is the total projected rates for your property)	(j) =(b) + (d) + (f) + (i)		$

Rating factors

Targeted business improvement rates

Targeted Mainstreet rates

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