Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) has released a statement calling for the State Government to push back the date of the planned introduction of its new waste levy to 1 July 2019.
The Association said this would allow local councils to be better prepared to reduce the impact of the new levy on Queensland households.
LGAQ has warned that some councils will simply not be able to build or properly fund the new infrastructure required to administer the levy if the Government presses on with its proposed levy start date of 4 March 2019.
Chief executive, Greg Hallam, said the Government gave no warning that it would introduce the levy mid financial year, meaning that many councils had not factored its impact into their budgets.
