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Who sets the rates?

Your rates bill is made up of two parts:

• Distract rate
  The district rate is fixed annually by individual councils and is used to pay for services such as bin collections, recycling and waste disposal, leisure services, street cleaning and parks.


• Regional rate
  The regional rate is set by central government and is used to pay for services such as roads, education and health.

Find out more information about rates