Displaying 20 random comments. Click here to see more
first-name | decision | top-concern | message |
|---|---|---|---|
Erica | Yes I do | Cost of living | |
Casper | Yes I do | Cost of living | The continuous increase in the cost of living makes it impossible to support our families if the rates/taxes/tariffs keep on increasing. It affects the entire South African nation, except obviously the fat cat government (ANC) who does not care for their people. 🙁 |
Vasti | Yes I do | Cost of living | |
Arno | Yes I do | Cost of living | I agree with a push to freeze the municipal rates and Taxes. 1.) the cost of living is rapidly increasing out of bounds with the average income. 2.) municipal service delivery has been on a steady decline accross the country for several decades now. 3.) Corruption at all levels of the government has not served to boast support or trust from the communities - why should we pay more so that they can pillage more from state coffers? Rather address the inefficiencies in the public service and kwell corruption - then you may find there is more than enough money to serve the needs, further if people trust the government again and see service delivery is being properly managed and executed, the government may see more willingness from the public to support such financial drive. Lastly - as the working class in South Africa continues to shrink, so will the pool of people from which revenue can be collected, as the economy becomes worst, so will the revenue - deal with the underlying issues in this area instead of just asking for more money, there is no more money, people are leaving this country out of desperation to find more money. Create relief for the business sector so that more private businesses can start up and this will create an increase in money flow, more employment and a better economy! |
Wendy | Yes I do | Cost of living | We are already Taxed to death on everything! It's just more money for these comrades to line their own pockets! This is pure greed... |
Lalie | Yes I do | Cost of living | |
Debbie | Yes I do | Cost of living | |
Tazlynn | Yes I do | Cost of living | We are feeling the increase in petrol and more importantly the substantial rise in the food and electricity cost... Especially for single income households. PLEASE city, help us so that we can help you work together |
Adele | Yes I do | Cost of living | |
Chris | No I do not | Cost of living | The current government seeks to add taxes and tariffs wherever they can so they can steal more from the public and fill their own coffers while we continue to suffer all the while. We as a nation need to stand up and say, "Enough is enough!" We need to stand together regardless of our background as this affects us all. The past is past, and let's not linger on it. We are more than them and we can determine the outcome of the financial future of this country. Without citizens, who are they going to govern/rule? There is a right way and a wrong way to proceed. Let's not get over-excited and start charging the streets and destroying property. That belongs to another citizen such as yourself. Someone has to bare the cost. Let's do it legally and make the government accountable for the funds they have squandered and wasted on themselves. Let's make them answer for their dishonesty. |
Tracy | Yes I do | Cost of living | |
Werner | Yes I do | Service delivery | Rates and tax increases are just passed on to consumers without municipalities trying to weed out corruption and becoming more efficient. It is not sustainable. |
Renate | Yes I do | Cost of living | pensions are not going up and service delivery is shocking and vagrants are allowed to live on our walls and do their dirty business wherever they feel like. Even our beach front that should attract the tourist looks shabby and run down.. Our tax money is being used to keep Denoon in the clover. They dont pay a cent of tax . |
Elise | Yes I do | Other | |
Rene | Yes I do | Service delivery | Municipalities have been unable to manage their budgets appropriately with the end result that taxpayer money has been squandered and limited budget has been spent on infrastructure upgrades. This is lead directly to lack of service delivery. Budgets need solid governance and much stricter controls. |
Peter | Yes I do | Cost of living | It's becoming impossible to survive for the average person. The amount one pays in rates and taxes is high considering the lack of concern for the safety, security and general wellbeing of the population. Service delivery is not very good for the lower and middle class citizen's. |
Mariet | Yes I do | Municipal collapse | |
Helen | Yes I do | Cost of living | All SA citizens are feeling the effects of the cost of living. In 3 years the cost of food has doubled at the very least. People are losing jobs and this is only adding to an existing pot of challenges faced by Joe Citizen. |
Gerrit | Yes I do | Cost of living | Incompetence! The focus on bringing VAT down should have happened a long time ago! |
Hilton | Yes I do | Cost of living | No one can squeeze water from the desert. This is what our government is trying to do to us with ever increasing rates and taxes. If this continues South Africa will collapse. |