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	Podcast:		Checkpoint
	Episode:		Auckland mayor promises cost savings as budget hole looms
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:03:03
	Publish Date:		2022-11-07 05:07:00
	Description:		Auckland's mayor is promising to find huge cost savings, so a massive financial hole won't be filled by significant rate rises. The hole in ther council's budget has tripled in size - to $270 million. A planned 3.5 percent rate rise won't plug the hole and staff say more of a hike is possible as long as it "does not create an unacceptable shock for households and businesses". Amy Williams reports.
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