'The Green Book'

Developing Local Authority Revenue Systems - An Update

Released in November 2008

This guide is an update of Local Government New Zealand's 1993 publication Principles and Guidelines for Local Authority Revenue Systems (commonly called The Green Book).

The guide draws together all of the aspects that go into designing a good local authority funding system.

In this guide you will find:

• an explanation of the law (including both the statute law and case law)
• key economic concepts that are useful in the design of funding systems
• an assessment of the advantages and disadvantages of the existing set of funding tools
• some guidance largely replicated from Dollars and Sense on putting a revenue and financing policy together.

Download The Green Book - Developing Local Authority Revenue Systems (PDF 908 KB)

Contact

For more information about this guide, contact the Taituarā office.