The NSW Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal has set council rate pegs for the 2026-27 financial year with Hilltops Council's rate peg set at 3.2 per cent.
Tribunal Chair Carmel Donnelly said IPART sets a separate rate peg for each of the State’s 128 local government areas and core rate pegs range from 2.5 per cent to 4.2 per cent.
“The rate peg allows councils to increase income from rat...
