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Brisbane residents to get $80m relief package as council intensifies crackdown on short-stay accommodation (www.abc.net.au)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Some key points:

Residential rates to increase on average 3.45%
Green waste bin cost reduced from $93.68 to $45 per year
Surcharge on short-term accommodation (like AirBnB) rates fees to increase from 50% to 65%

That headline "$80m relief package" is relative to if they had increased rates equal to inflation, which is 7.4%. The difference there makes up $22m of the 80.

In my opinion the surcharge on short-term accommodation going up is great, but it's nowhere near enough.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Argh....I hate all these 'must go up because of inflation' arguments, particular for services. Labour (wages) haven't gone up anything like inflation. Its just a way to cushion the increases.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

When I'm discussing salary raises, I make a point of emphasising that anything less than inflation is a pay cut. I refuse to mince words. If inflation is over 7% and you're offering me a 3% pay raise, you are giving me a 4% pay cut. And I will make sure to be very clear about that in all my communications with my employer and my coworkers.