惠灵顿市议会提议削减预算,以避免12.7%的增长率上升,包括削减气候资金,激起绿色党的反对。 Wellington City Council proposes budget cuts to avoid a 12.7% rate rise, including slashing climate funding, sparking Green Party opposition.

惠灵顿市议会正在审查预算削减情况,以降低12.7%的预期增长率,并提出削减顾问开支、出售车辆和将气候预算削减165万美元等措施。 Wellington City Council is reviewing budget cuts to reduce a projected 12.7% rate increase, proposing measures like slashing consultant spending, selling vehicles, and cutting the climate budget by $1.65 million. 一个由九名成员组成的工作组建议采取50项行动,包括提高石棉和火化费、将交通管理引入内部和租用理事会办公空间。 A nine-member working group recommended 50 actions, including raising fees for asbestos and cremation, bringing traffic management in-house, and renting council office space. 37项建议一致通过;13项获得多数支持。 Thirty-seven recommendations passed unanimously; 13 had majority support. 绿色党反对削减气候预算, 警告它们危及城市的可持续性目标及气候抗御力。 The Green Party opposes climate budget cuts, warning they jeopardize the city’s sustainability goals and climate resilience. 理事会旨在进一步降低上升率,最后决定有待规划和财务委员会审查和公众协商。 The council aims to lower the rate rise further, with final decisions pending review by the Planning and Finance Committee and public consultation.