Funding
The value of untied federal financial assistance flowing to councils has almost halved over the past two decades. That means less money for libraries, roads, swimming pools and gardens - the fabric of daily community life across the nation. It also means fewer jobs.
Fast Facts
Financial Assistnance Grants decreasing
The value of untied financial assistance grants to local councils was the equivalent of 1 percent of total Commonwealth taxation revenue in 1996. It is just 0.55 percent now.
A fairer share needed
Councils collect just 3 percent of all the taxation revenue in Australia through rates yet are responsible for managing 33 percent of public assets.
New jobs and GDP increases
Raising financial assistance grants to 1 percent will create 4000 jobs and add $1.42 billion to the nation's GDP.
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