Ballarat City Council proposes four alternate rate rises

By Melissa Cunningham
May 6 2016 - 5:07pm
UNCERTAIN: Mayor Des Hudson (left) and the council's interim chief Frank Dixon (right) will release the draft budget on Friday evening with four different proposed rate rises.
UNCERTAIN: Mayor Des Hudson (left) and the council's interim chief Frank Dixon (right) will release the draft budget on Friday evening with four different proposed rate rises.

Ballarat City Council is set to release its draft budget and will unveil an unusual four possible rate rises for residents. The rate at which residents will be slugged all depends on the outcome of a request to the Electoral Services Commission which seeks to exempt the council from the Victorian rate capping scheme. 

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