MOST Hunter councils have had their rates for next financial year pegged at between 4 per cent and 4.7 per cent, with Dungog the only outlier at 5.3 per cent.
The state's pricing regulator has set the 2027-28 core rate peg for all councils across NSW at between 3.7 to 5.4 per cent, but maxing out at 4 per cent across the Hunter and Central Coast before population growth is factored in.
