Council wages skyrocket; calls for Ateed’s budget to be cut by 75% as bed tax looms

More than 710 IT staff earning $73 million are among the council's employees. Meanwhile NBR readers have their say on mayor Phil Goff's plans to tax tourists.

Sally Lindsay
Wed, 30 Nov 2016

Auckland Council is now spending 53% of rates collected every year on staff wages.

The yearly wages bill has ballooned from $615 million at amalgamation in 2010 to $803 million a year while the annual rates take is $1.5 billion.

More than 710 IT staff earning $73 million are among the

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