NSW mega-councils to foot the bill if they want to reverse forced mergers

Labor to create legal pathway for council de-mergers after forced amalgamations by former Coalition government

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New South Wales mega-councils will be forced to pay for their own de-mergers, in a move likely to anger local governments that have long been advocating for the state government to stump up cash and allow forced amalgamations to be reversed.

The Minns government will on Tuesday introduce legislation to parliament to create a legal pathway to de-mergers for councils, including Sydney's Inner West, that wish to split - but it's made it clear it won't be footing the bill.

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