Rates are a property-based tax levied by Local Authorities on the occupiers of commercial/industrial properties in their administrative area.
Income from commercial rates pays for a wide range of services including street lighting, maintenance of roads and footpaths, libraries, parks and playgrounds, sports and recreation facilities, economic development, community development and environmental protection.
The levying and collection of commercial rates by Local Authorities is legislated under the Local Government Rates and Other Matters Act 2019.
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