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29 July 2025
$500 per ratepayer: cost-shifting blowout exposed

Councils across NSW are now absorbing a staggering $1.5 billion in cost shifting from state and Federal governments each year – a cumulative $11.3 billion over the past decade – according to a new report commissioned by Local Government NSW (LGNSW).

Cost Shifting 2025: How State Costs Eat Council Rates was prepared by independent consultants Morrison Low. It reveals the $1.5 billion burden on c...

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