55818 (2025). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Local Government

Written Question

Published date: 15 Dec 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	55818 (2025)
Question asked:	01 Dec 2025
Member asking:	Tangi Utikere
Portfolio:	Minister of Local Government
Minister replying:	Hon Simon Watts
Answer received:	09 Dec 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_55818_2025
Document guid:	e14a953d-d200-41d7-ae40-f0ed9b0e02f1

55818 (2025). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Local Government: Which measure of GDP (nominal, real, or real per-capita) will be used to determine the upper bound of the proposed 2–4 percent per-capita rates-cap range, given the Government’s intention to link the upper bound to economic growth?

Hon Simon Watts: The two to four percent range is preliminary and subject to further policy development following targeted consultation that ends in February 2026. The preliminary upper bound of four percent reflects long-run nominal Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth per capita.