PHOTO: New claims say the state government is withholding vital money from local government.
The issue of cost shifting onto regional councils has reared its ugly head again with claims from the United Services Union (USU) that the NSW Government has been withholding over half a billion dollars annually that has been collected from local councils.
The unions claims this money is being lost through a poorly designed waste levy that lacks reinvestment to assist councils with their waste collection services and assets as intended, which is only adding to their financial distress.
According to a Cost Shifting Survey conducted by consulting firm, Morrison Law earlier this year, among the hardest hit LGA’s are Lachlan, Bogan, Brewarrina and Narromine…