# CoCT

- Link: https://dearsouthafrica.co.za/budget-22-23/coct/
- Published: 2022-04-07T16:03:09+02:00
- Author: dearSA

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### 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

    - BusinessTech — [Cape Town responds to fury over 20% rate hikes](https://businesstech.co.za/news/government/822858/cape-town-responds-to-fury-over-20-rate-hikes/)
    - Cape Town etc — [New rates model could price residents out o their homes](https://www.capetownetc.com/news/new-rates-model-could-price-residents-out-of-their-homes/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKC0mZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETF1V0lNRDNrRDMzWGpEZ09xAR6Yn7ox0bhgHDigplaDuvwMK-6I9KbxnDXZVAmA6mABwAJ83l5C0lUZSV5wjg_aem_uTulaqx7a2QUhywnHlIJEA)
    - Constantiaberg Bulletin — [Civics slam tariff hikes in City’s draft budget](https://constantiabergbulletin.co.za/news/2025-04-16-civics-slam-tariff-hikes-in-citys-draft-budget/)
    - MoneyWeb — [More pain for Cape Town homeowners as property prices bite in new tariffs](https://www.moneyweb.co.za/news/south-africa/more-pain-for-ct-homeowners-as-property-prices-bite-in-new-tariffs/)
    - Daily Maverick — [City of Cape Town tables ‘Invested in Hope’ Budget to opposition doubt](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-04-04-city-of-cape-town-tables-invested-in-hope-budget-to-opposition-doubt/)
    - MoneyWeb — [Cape Town considers ‘softening’ tariff increases for higher value properties](https://www.moneyweb.co.za/investing/property/city-of-cape-town-considers-softening-tariff-increases-for-higher-value-properties/)
    - EWN — [BOSA rejects City of Cape Town’s tariff increases](https://www.ewn.co.za/2025/05/02/bosa-rejects-city-of-cape-towns-tariff-increases)
    - MoneyWeb — [Longtime Cape Town homeowners face forced sales](https://www.moneyweb.co.za/investing/property/cape-town-homeowners-worried-about-tariff-spike/)

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[ click to view info and documents](https://dearsouthafrica.co.za/budget-22-23/summary/#1649774481480-8823cf8f-b365)

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