Rates and bins price hikes to feature in City of Launceston's 2022-23 budget

The general land rate for the City of Launceston is recommended to be 5.9 cents in the dollar of the assessed annual land value and a $312.80 fixed charge.

The CBD rate could increase to 8.06 cents in the dollar for commercial land use, while industrial land could jump to 6.5 cents in the dollar.

Land for public purposes an increase to 7.03 cents in the dollar is being proposed.

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This is a part of the 2022-23 budget, and to pass it must have the support of an absolute majority of councillors.

Some land areas could see a decrease including land for primary production purposes, land for quarrying and mining, and vacant land.

The agenda report said changes have been made to ensure there isn't a general rate rise higher than the proposed 3.75 per cent.

Waste and bin charges could also increase as the Tasmanian government tackles better waste management processes.

The council also looks set to introduce fees for food organics garden organics collection,, which has been a once-off bin fee.

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The council's report states the cost of collecting and processing FOGO is forecast to be $780,000, the cost for this will be introduced and equate to $25 per kerbside.

Under the new Waste and Resource Recovery Act, new tonnage fees will be introduced.

To offset the levy of $20 per tonne, council said it needs to recover $9.60 per property.

Kerbside collections look set to also increase due to the rising costs of contractors.

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The 140-litre bin service charge could rise from $169.15 in 2022 to $191.60 in 2023, the 240-litre bin service charge could increase from $289.85 to $317.40 in 2023.

These services include a garbage and recycling bin of the same size.

While no longer available, the smaller 85-litre bins still in use could increase to a $184.30 service fee next year.

The overall increases are due to the new Waste and Resource Recovery Act which passed last year according to the Launceston report.

Thursday's meeting starts at 1pm.

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