New fee for rates bills

Residents who get Moreton Bay City Council rates notices by post will – with some exceptions – have to pay for it.

From next month Council will apply a quarterly charge of $2.50 (including GST) to rates notices issued by post.

Those who receive a Council pensioner rebate or self-funded retiree rebate will not be charged for postal receipt of rates notices.

Nor will those who opt to receive their rates bills electronically.

On its website Council says the fee was introduced in “response to the ongoing increases to the cost of producing and delivering a paper notice”.

Benchmarked

The figure is based on the costs incurred by Council and revenue raised will be used to “offset the costs incurred”.

Council says the fee was “benchmarked against other organisations including utilities and banks who also charge paper notice delivery fees”.

To register for eRates visit www.moretonbay.qld.gov.au/Services/Property-Ownership/Rates/Electronic-Rates

Anyone not wishing to receive a notice by email or pay the fee, Council suggests registering for BPayView with their bank. 

Using this will not incur the $2.50 fee.