8 September 2020
Andrew Price
By email: [FYI request #13587 email]
Tēnā koe Andrew
INFORMATION REQUEST – Eligibility for Covid-19 wage Subsidy
We write in response to your email dated 24 August 2020 in which you requested the fol owing
information:
Please provide the financial information you used to determine Tauranga City
Councils eligibility to apply for the Covid 19 wage subsidy, including the relevant
data for the same month in 2019 to show a 30% or moe loss due to Covid 19.
We have considered your request in accordance with the Local Government Official
Information and Meetings Act 1987 (“LGOIMA”) and respond as fol ows.
Analysis has been carried out on a cashflow basis for the periods April 2019 and April 2020.
The analysis was based on al cash received transactions as per Council’s bank statements
for the two periods. Cash revenue sources included in the analysis were based on Council’s
revenue classification on its Annual Report 2019. These revenue categories are consistent
with Council’s Treasury Policy definition of Operating Revenue and they are also consistent
Local Government Funding Agency’ definition of Operating Revenue used to calculate
Council’s compliance borrowing covenants.
This methodology was discussed with MSD by telephone and email prior to lodging the
wage subsidy claim.
The total revenue for the two periods and the total reduction are shown in the table below:
Revenue comparison – April 2019 and April 2020
April 2019
April 2020
Total revenue received
$17,570,958
$11,666,588
Revenue reduction
$5,905,371
Percentage of revenue reduction
33.6%
Tauranga City Council Private Bag 12022, Tauranga 3143, New Zealand +64 7 577 7000 [Tauranga City Council request email] www.tauranga.govt.nz
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision.
Information about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz
or freephone 0800 802 602.
We may publish this response on our website as your request may be of interest to others.
Al personal information will be removed and only the question and answers wil be seen.
If you wish to discuss this decision with us, please feel free to contact the writer.
Yours sincerely
Coral Hair
Manager
Democracy Services
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