This report explains our Determination for Newcastle City Council’s special variation application for 2012/13. IPART is responsible for setting the amount by which councils can increase their general income, which mainly includes rates income. Councils can apply to us for a special variation that allows them to increase their general income by more than the rate peg of 3.6%. We are required to assess these applications against criteria set by the government.
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