Selwyn市长为42%的升息计划辩护,指出需要基础设施和服务增长。 Selwyn Mayor defends 42% rate hike plan, citing need for infrastructure and service growth.

塞尔温市长萨姆·布罗顿为市议会在未来三年大幅提高利率的计划辩护, 总计增加42%, 认为利率上限不会支持必要的基础设施和服务增长. Selwyn Mayor Sam Broughton defended the council's plan for significant rate hikes over the next three years, totaling a 42% increase, arguing that rate capping would not support necessary infrastructure and service growth. 市长呼吁建立新的政府筹资工具,以帮助减少这些增加。 The mayor has called for new government funding tools to help reduce these increases. 批评者警告说,上限费率可能导致推迟维持和未来费用增加。 Critics warn that capping rates could lead to deferred maintenance and future cost increases.