What’s at stake: Opponents want to stop Auckland assets being privatised while the Auckland Council wants to establish a regional wealth fund to help reduce rate rises and debt.
Background: Growing population and ageing infrastructure, along with the Government scrapping the Auckland regional fuel tax earlier than planned, means the council is struggling to balance its annual and 10-year budgets. Mayor Wayne Brown has, under the Long-term Plan, pushed for operational spending cuts, the sale of Auckland Airport shares, and leasing out the operations of the Port of Auckland.
Key players: Auckland Council, Its Our Auckland [correct spelling], Port of Auckland, Auckland Airport, central government.
Aucklanders need to keep asking why on key features of the Auckland Council’s Long-term Plan (LTP) and “if they don’t get good answers, they need to ask why,” said Council of Trade Unions economist Craig Renney.
He was one of three panellists on a webinar last night organised by Its Our
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What’s at stake: Opponents want to stop Auckland assets being privatised while the Auckland Council wants to establish a regional wealth fund to help reduce rate rises and debt.
Background: Growing population and ageing infrastructure, along with the Government scrapping the Auckland regional fuel tax earlier than planned, means the council is struggling to balance its annual and 10-year budgets. Mayor Wayne Brown has, under the Long-term Plan, pushed for operational spending cuts, the sale of Auckland Airport shares, and leasing out the operations of the Port of Auckland.
Key players: Auckland Council, Its Our Auckland [correct spelling], Port of Auckland, Auckland Airport, central government.
