以通货膨胀预测为例,维多利亚州将地方议会的费率提高到2025-26年的2.75%,以减轻家庭成本。 Victoria limits local council rate hikes to 2.75% for 2025-26 to ease household costs, citing inflation forecasts.

维多利亚州将2025-26年地方议会的增长率上限定为2.75%,低于去年的3%,以帮助家庭管理不断上涨的费用。 Victoria has capped local council rate increases at 2.75% for 2025-26, down from 3% last year, to help households manage rising costs. 该上限与通货膨胀预测挂钩,自2016年以来继续保持了趋势,将年均增长率保持在2.3%,远远低于2016年前6%的平均水平。 The cap, tied to inflation forecasts, continues a trend since 2016 that has kept average annual increases at 2.3%, well below the pre-2016 average of 6%. 如果证明迫切需要,理事会可以寻求更高的增长,但当地官员认为,消费物价指数预测并不反映建筑和服务成本的上升,警告说,如果没有专门的成本指数,潜在服务会下降。 Councils can seek higher increases if they prove urgent needs, but local officials argue CPI forecasts don’t reflect rising construction and service costs, warning of potential service declines without a dedicated cost index. 政府表示,上限支持支付能力,同时允许提供基本服务,并修订了废物收费,以更好地与实际成本相匹配。 The government says the cap supports affordability while allowing basic services, and has revised waste charges to better match actual costs. 11月的意外通货膨胀猛增引起了人们对预测准确性的担忧。 An unexpected inflation spike in November has raised concerns about forecast accuracy.