Auckland Council has suspended a home improvement scheme after uncovering billing errors for thousands of ratepayers.
Auckland Council has suspended a home improvement scheme. Photo: Auckland Council
Loan interest payments for its Retrofit Your Home programmes were wrongly calculated.
The council's treasurer, John Bishop, said it expects to refund more than 20,000 people at a total cost of almost $10 million.
The Commerce Commission today warned the council over the bungled home heating and insulation scheme, which has been suspended.
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