[Rob Wenzel]

Hi All,

I’ve had an enquiry from a ratepayer running a Childcare centre, claiming that their rates are too high compared to other neighbouring Councils that they operate other centres in.

At Parra, we charge them our Business General rate, which is the lowest of our business subcategories.

Can you please advise how your Council rates Childcare centres?

I cannot see how you could rate them under a different category, given that they would need to form a centre of activity to have their own category and this doesn’t happen.

Thanking you.

[Annette Peel]

Maitland Council rates childcare centres with a general business rate.

[Michael Olthof]

Ordinary Business Rate at Pittwater.

[Simone Fisher]

Hi Rob, ordinary business rate here.

[Trevor Holland]

Ordinary Business Rates up here in the Blue Mountains.

[John Grant]

Gday Rob
Leichhardt charge Business Rate
Granty

[Glenn Fitzgerald]

Buiness rate at Willoughby

[Darryl Telfer]

Business at Wyong.
Rob I would ask them for details of their comparison including whether the properties are similar in child care / revenue generating “capacity” and what other LGAs are they comparing yours with. As you know there are plenty of variables and councils can be seen as an easy target. I don’t imagine that council rates would be among the largest expense items for child care centres either.

[John Towers]

Hi Rob,

Business at NSC, the few that remain rateable.

Tell them you can’t compare rates between Councils because different structures, values, Base Dates, Income levels etc etc.

JT

[Rob Wenzel]

Thankyou all.

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