

The City of Cape Town calls for public comment on proposed tariff increases, the draft budget and IDP
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INCREASES ARE AS FOLLOWS
Property rates increase of 10.2%
(Cape Town has cut the “rate-in-the-rand” by 10.2% and increased the rates-free threshold to R500,000 for all properties.)
Water and Sanitation increase of 4.5%
Electricity increase of 6.67%
Refuse removal charge increase of 3.75%
Staff salaries staff salaries will increase by 4.75%
This is a fixed multi-year collective bargaining agreement (SALGBC)
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In the News
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- BusinessTech — Cape Town responds to fury over 20% rate hikes
- Cape Town etc — New rates model could price residents out o their homes
- Constantiaberg Bulletin — Civics slam tariff hikes in City’s draft budget
- MoneyWeb — More pain for Cape Town homeowners as property prices bite in new tariffs
- Daily Maverick — City of Cape Town tables ‘Invested in Hope’ Budget to opposition doubt
- MoneyWeb — Cape Town considers ‘softening’ tariff increases for higher value properties
- EWN — BOSA rejects City of Cape Town’s tariff increases
- MoneyWeb — Longtime Cape Town homeowners face forced sales

