The New Zealand Taxpayers Union is offering Cantabrians more options around the proposed rates rise

Consultation on rates closes tonight but the NZTU has provided a tool giving voters broader options than the three the Council has offered.

The Union's Jordan Williams says says the Council form is about endorsing its preferred rates increase - or higher.

He says the council cries poverty but in actual fact, every household and business has been laser focused on cutting costs and the council should be doing the same.