Wagga City Council spends two thirds of rates and fees collected on staff

Stephen Mudd
Updated June 15 2018 - 10:26am, first published June 14 2018 - 6:00pm
Outrage over council wages prompts call to tighten belt
Outrage over council wages prompts call to tighten belt

Two out of every three ratepayer dollars collected in Wagga go directly to council’s wages bill, with a whopping $40 million spent before a single light is turned on or truck is started.

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Stephen Mudd

Stephen Mudd

Journalist

Stephen Mudd is a journalist for Fairfax Media west of the great divide. He loves music, dogs and travel.

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