Mayor Abb McAlister has told the NSW Boundaries Commission ratepayers will be saddled with an 'amalgamation tax'.

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Updated November 26 2020 - 12:00am, first published November 25 2020 - 11:59pm
Councillor McAlister speaking at the NSW Boundaries Commission inquiry into the de-amalgamation proposal in Cootamundra on Wednesday.
Councillor McAlister speaking at the NSW Boundaries Commission inquiry into the de-amalgamation proposal in Cootamundra on Wednesday.

Cootamundra-Gundagai Mayor Abb McAlister has described a projected special rate rise of up to 60% as an 'amalgamation tax'.

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Tom Gosling

Journalist, Cootamundra Herald

I've had a long career in journalism and corporate communications, starting with country newspapers, radio and TV in northern NSW and including ABC News Sydney and the Melbourne Herald. I edited The University of Sydney News for 10 years, and was Media Officer for CSIRO in Canberra and BHP Steelworks in Port Kembla.

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