An Opinion from the NPDC Deputy Mayor

A few weeks ago the NPDC Deputy Mayor wrote an opinion piece on how "The Government needs to help us save".
We found it an interesting opinion in the middle of a cost of living crisis for many households paying rates and rent in this region.
There seems to be two types of themes in this article.
Remove democratic rights for voters, so the community has less say, then it would be quicker and cheaper for the Council to get on and make things happen.
Redistribute Government Tax so the Council gets to spend it. The Government paying tax on Government owned land would be a new tax created for households to pay to the Government, which would then be paid to the Council.
More money for the Council but extra expense for ratepayers and renters.
There doesn't seem to be any mention of how everyday people would have less to pay in rates, rent or taxes by actually bringing down the cost of projects, or running the Council.
Don't know if anyone else reading this thought the same ?