Melbourne residents slapped with infuriating bin tax in cost-of-living blow trends now
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An Australian council is set to hike up its controversial 'bin tax' just a year after it was introduced.
The City of Yarra, in Melbourne, charges residents an extra $115 on top of their council rates for the privilege of collecting kerbside rubbish bins.
But this is set to rise by an average of another 30 per cent next year, according to draft 2024-25 budget documents, leading some to accuse the Greens-led council of using the tax to sidestep limits imposed on rate fees.
Under rate caps set by local government minister Melissa Horne, no council in Victoria can raise their rates by more than 2.75 per cent in a single year.
Independent councillor Stephen Jolly said he was surprised at the amount the bin tax was set to increase, especially with an election just a few months away in October.
An Australian council is set to hike up its controversial 'bin tax' just a year after it was introduced (stock image)
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