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In order to derive its own Base Case set of 5 year financial forecasts for the Proponent
Council, QTC made adjustments to the assumptions where they were not considered complete
and/or reasonable.

4.2.1 Key assumptions

Table 13 outlines key assumptions applied to the financial forecasts used by QTC to determine
the financial viability of the Proponent Council.

TABLE 13 – KEY ASSUMPTIONS

                              FY2013   FY2014   FY2015        FY2016   FY2017
Number of rateable
                              29,830   29,949    30,069       30,189   30,310
properties

Growth in rateable
                                 n/a    0.4%      0.4%         0.4%     0.4%
properties

Growth in net rates and
                                 n/a    6.0%      6.1%         6.1%     6.1%
utilities revenue

Net rates & utility charges
                               1,894    2,000     2,114        2,234    2,362
per rateable property ($)

Staff numbers (FTEs)            412      414       416          418      420




Key points to note from Table 13 include:
 Growth in net rates and utility revenue reflects the growth rates forecast by the Existing
  Council.
 Staff numbers are forecast to grow in-line with the increase in rateable properties.




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