# comments - Link: https://dearsouthafrica.co.za/budget-22-23/comments/ - Published: 2022-04-07T15:06:38+02:00 - Author: dearSA _Advert_ _Advert – scroll down_ Displaying the **5** latest comments. [ view more ...](https://dearsouthafrica.co.za/budget-22-23/comments2/) | Submitted | first-name | suburb | agree | top-concern | message | | 2026-11-12 08:21:41 +02:00 | Corli | Kenmare | No I do not | Salary increases | | | 2026-11-10 19:42:59 +02:00 | Hsuan | Bellville | No I do not | Electricity | The middle / working class is already being financially squeezed to their very limits, and salaries cannot keep up with the significant increases in cost of living. Everywhere we turn, someone is asking for more money, with insane increases. The model of squeezing tax-paying citizens to pay for indigent, unemployed people is completely unsustainable, and we need a financial break. | | 2026-11-10 10:04:32 +02:00 | Rudi | Die Boord | No I do not | Salary increases | Municipalities should be forced to provide proof of service delivery of ALL services as well as employment of competent non political staff to be able to deliver services. This, along with proper financial oversight to track down and prosecute to the fullest extent of the law, all individuals involved in fraud and corruption. No increase in tax or service deliveries should be tolerated until the structured are cleaned of the criminals and service delivery is proved to all communities in a Municipal area. | | 2026-11-09 15:20:25 +02:00 | Marilize | Ramsgate | No I do not | Property rates | I hereby submit my strong objection to the proposed tariff increases contained within the Draft Budget and Integrated Development Plan (IDP). At a time when households, pensioners, small businesses, and working South Africans are already under severe financial pressure, the proposed increases are both unreasonable and unsustainable. The cumulative impact of rising fuel prices, increasing food costs, escalating electricity costs, higher interest rates, unemployment, and a struggling economy has already stretched many families beyond their financial limits.The reality is that residents are expected to absorb higher costs year after year while service delivery often fails to improve at the same pace. Increasing tariffs above inflation places an additional burden on citizens who have no option but to pay for essential municipal services.My specific concerns are as follows:1. Above-Inflation Increases Are Unjustifiable2. Cost of Living Has Become Unbearable3. Poor Service Delivery Does4. Accountability Must Come Before Rate Increases5. Salary Increases Must Be Carefully Considered6. Impact on Businesses and Employment7. Vulnerable Residents Will Be Disproportionately Affected | | 2026-11-09 09:46:34 +02:00 | Anna-Lize | SE 3 | No I do not | Refuse | At this stage we are lucky if our refuge gets collected every second week. We are already buckling under much higher food and petrol prices, while paying for services NOT delivered by the Emfuleni. At this moment our power has been down for 2 days, and it's been communicated to us that the power may be down for another 2 days due to zero maintenance by the Emfuleni over a long period of time. Who in their right mind will agree to pay more, when we are already paying more than we should! | [ HAVE YOUR SAY ON THE INCREASES](https://dearsouthafrica.co.za/budget-22-23/)