EconSearch Completed Project

Project: Social Impact Analysis for the 2010/11 Northern and Yorke NRM Levy Proposal (2009)

Client: Northern and Yorke NRM Board

Summary: The analysis provides an estimate of the impact of the proposed NRM levies for 2010/11 (land and water based levies) on landholders in the Northern and Yorke region. The analysis was directed at two groups, namely irrigation farms (Clare Valley) and households. It is highly unlikely that the costs of the water based and land based levies would result in business closure in the region, even in vulnerable sectors. The levy would have minimal economic and social impact on households.