The Invercargill Licensing Trust, (ILT), is a licensing trust in the city of Invercargill in New Zealand.
It has a monopoly on the development of premises licensed for the sale of alcoholic beverages, and associated accommodation in the city, and uses the profits from these to fund school, sports and cultural groups, and welfare bodies.
It was not originally directly elected, with three members being appointed by the New Zealand Government, two members being appointed by the Invercargill City Council, and one member appointed by the South Invercargill Borough Council.
[5][6][7][8] In 2015, the ILT provided donations and grants totalling around $4 million to a wide range of organisations.
[1] A further $4 million in donations and grants was made by the ILT Foundation, which owns and operates all the gaming machines in ILT establishments.