The City of Tshwane has announced the proposed increases to rates and tariffs in its draft 2021\/22 Medium-Term Revenue and Expenditure Framework – which will see price hikes for electricity, water and other services in the coming months.<\/p>\n
Executive mayor, Randall Williams, said that the city tried to contain the hikes as best it could, but given the adverse economic conditions in the country as a whole, above-inflation price increases could not be avoided.<\/p>\n
The only exception to this is the property rate, which will see the lowest increase in the city’s history, he said.<\/p>\n
“The city took a firm decision to keep increases within our control as low as possible. An increase of only 2% is proposed for property rates, while refuse removal charges will increase by 4.1%,” he said.<\/p>\n
However, big charges are out of the city’s hands, such as the 15.63% increase in the cost of bulk purchases from Eskom, which came into effect from 1 April 2021.<\/p>\n
“The city has no other choice by to pass this cost increase on to the customers, and a tariff increase of 14.59% effective 1 July 2021 is proposed,” Williams said.<\/p>\n
The city is also bound by the tariff increase in the bulk purchases of water from Rand Water, which will see prices increase by 8%, while sanitisation charges will increase by 10%.<\/p>\n
Williams said citizens need to manage and track their consumption of water and electricity to decrease the effects of the price hikes.<\/p>\n
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