The Northern Territory Minister for Local Government, Rob Knight, says his department will pick up some of the costs shires are facing because of a problematic new finance system. The Barkly Shire Council says it will abandon the system after it produced an inaccurate business plan for the year ahead.
The ABC quotes Mr Knight saying that the other shires have accepted the system, despite the problems and it is up to the Barkly Shire whether it rejects it. He says shires should still be able to use it to set their budgets but the Government will help ensure the system works properly.
"Consultants ... recommended that the Northern Territory Government should help with fixing up some areas within the system and we will do that - we will stump up those costs," Mr Knight said. "With respect to achieving budgets, the councils can do that now."
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