Outrage over Aussie council's new rubbish collection 'bin tax' trends now
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A Melbourne council and residents are set to go to war over a proposed new 'bin tax' that has enraged residents over the fee that could reach $115.
Yarra Council currently includes the cost of waste service removal in its general rates bill that it hands out to residents, but it is now proposing to list that as a separate line item on their rates notice.
The council claims the move will make rate notices 'more transparent', but the move has been slammed by residents as a way to get around caps on rate rises.
The fee could reach $115 according to council documents.
'They are just finding new ways to scam everyone,' vice president of Ratepayers Victoria Dean Hurlston told Nine's A Current Affair.
'It may not be an actual loophole but it's a technical way for them to get around the cap, so it's a cash grab.'
Some residents are worried that if the waste removal charge sits outside
