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The Marshall Government has been accused of playing “cynical” and “arrogant political games” by ramping up its campaign on council rate-capping just days after imposing hefty new costs on ratepayers through its state budget “bin tax”.
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EXCLUSIVE | Local government spending, council conduct and transparency will be put under the blowtorch, with the Marshall Government establishing an independent inquiry by the state’s Productivity Commission.
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Bans on “extravagant perks” and independent scrutiny of local government budgets and rates are on the table as a crossbench coalition of Labor, the Greens and SA Best today confirmed a majority of the Upper House is “diametrically opposed” to the Marshall Government’s contentious push to cap council rates.
One of the Marshall Government’s signature ‘cost-of-living’ reforms – a bill to impose rate-capping on councils – appears dead in the water, with the Labor Party poised to confirm it will oppose the legislation – likely as early as tomorrow, InDaily understands.
The Local Government Association says it will lobby “every Labor member of parliament” to oppose the Marshall Government’s rate-capping legislation after today resolving to formalise its opposition to the policy.
Local government elections in South Australia are ripe for reform, writes Port Adelaide Enfield deputy mayor Matt Osborn.
Frank Pangallo says the State Government’s proposed state productivity commission should assess its plans for council rate-capping.
