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23 July 2025
Cost shifting blowout, $500 per ratepayer

Snowy Monaro Regional Council and councils across NSW are now absorbing $1.5 billion in cost shifting from state and federal governments each year – a cumulative $11.3 billion over the past decade – according to a new report commissioned by Local Government NSW (LGNSW).

Cost Shifting 2025: How State Costs Eat Council Rates was prepared by independent consultants Morrison Low. It reveals the $1....

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