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Lloyd

Yes I do

Cost of living

An increase in rates & taxes would severely affect my already thin monthly financial budget.

Nathan

Yes I do

Cost of living

We are suffering.
No increase recived in 2 years, but everything increases.
Too much corruption that nobody is doing anything about.
You just want more and more money from the people.
We cant, you are taking too much!!!

Pat

Yes I do

Cost of living

Lizmari

Yes I do

Cost of living

The economy is collapsing, businesses can't keep up with rising costs everywhere. Eventually we will have to make hard decisions on closing our business, then it's a domino effect where wr will have more unemployed people. A freeze on taxes will give a space for survival.

Ronell

Yes I do

Cost of living

Dean

Yes I do

Cost of living

Salary is not going up as fast as the rates cost increase

Kooven

Yes I do

Cost of living

Simple can not afford any additional expenses.

Ralph

Yes I do

Cost of living

In this uncertain economic time where national government is 1 step away from being fully communist, a failing country and bloated government at all levels the citizenry can no longer afford the growth of bloat. Budgets need to be cut and efficiency must be brought back.

Ebrahiem

Yes I do

Cost of living

Louis

Yes I do

Cost of living

Over taxation is theft and an attempt on slavery and genocide it's a typical communist and Socialist tactic

deon

Yes I do

Cost of living

Alexander

Yes I do

Service delivery

THe damaged road on 7 passes between Wildernis and George has been closed for a long time now and is seriously disrupting the local community, and is making it more difficuilt for children to get to school in George. The national road between Wildernis and George via kaaiman's river also took a long time to be rebuilt, and this looks like wastefull expenditure, since the old road was fine and didnt need any extensive repair, appart from, a re-seal. THe newly built road had had its top surface again removed before the river crossing, and this looks like CORRUPTION at work. Please investigate the whole project.

MICHAEL

Yes I do

Cost of living

Is it feasible to have a report rating on our monthly RATES bill?
The opposition party would have to monitor this and name and shame the Municipal section for non compliance. Somehow this should reach the office of the President.
Pie-in-the-sky??

Jan

Yes I do

Cost of living

Rates and taxes are too high for pensioners, it should be reduced to a much lowercrate or zero.

Annemarie

Yes I do

Municipal collapse

Our municipality fails us for years. It costs a lot just to keep your vehicle running because of potholes. We have to pay private people to do the municipal chores because they do nothing. We simply cannot fund people who does nothing. One gets paid for doing a job, not for doing nothing.

Michela

Yes I do

Other

Rates and taxes to be lowered, as we are getting NO SERVICE at all. We are paying for what? It is ridiculous. Even if you sell your house you do not even get the money that you are paying rates & taxes for as the valuation is higher than the market value of the house. Our streets are filthy & no one even cuts the pavements anymore or cuts the trees. Pot holes have become a norm. Rates and taxes have become unaffordable to the average person. With all the increases in government services & inflation it is becoming impossible to keep the roof over your head and government is making it difficult for us to have a basic right of shelter over our heads. If rates & taxes continue to increase government will cause the property market to crash and cause more properties to be abandoned.....causing decay and municipalities to become bankrupt due to non payment.

Lesley

Yes I do

Cost of living

Tebatjo

Yes I do

Cost of living

Property taxes and rates are already too high.
These fees must be frozen indefinately because these fees do not add any direct value to us residents.

We cannot be in a situation whereby the property values are dropping but the property taxes are rising.

Lemuel

Yes I do

Cost of living

Let businesses, companies, and corporations start paying their fair share for using our infrastructure.
Maybe start looking into some socialist / communist solutions.
No need for private sector vultures to come sweeping in to "rescue" the situation (i.e. line their own pockets)

Santie

Yes I do

Municipal collapse

Uneducated staff are overpaid while service delivery are poor. Struggling citizens can not keep up paying overcharged bills which will lead to collapse of the system.