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Simeon Brown: Local Government Minister outlines his expectations to Local Governments regarding spending

Published: Aug. 21, 2024, 8:02 p.m.

The Local Government Minister's outlining his expectation to councils ahead of day two of the local government conference.\xa0

Local Government New Zealand is meeting in Wellington, and yesterday received a broadside from the Prime Minister instructing them to tighten their belts.\xa0

Minister Simeon Brown is expected to make an announcement today on potential deals between central and local government.\xa0

But Brown told Mike Hosking it won't be a silver bullet, and councils still need to be better with their spending.\xa0

He says like central government, councils need to cut their budgets, to give residents rates relief.\xa0

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