JOHANNESBURG - Whether you have water and lights or not, living in the City of Gold is about to get more costly.
Deputy Executive Mayor and Finance MMC, Loyiso Masuku, has tabled the metro's financial plan.
The budget came in at R7.7 billion, and is above last year's figure. This is even though Treasury has expressed serious concern about the City's failure to manage its finances.
Joburg residents face steep tariff hikes despite ailing service.
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Significant increases are on the horizon, including a hike of 8.63% for electricity costs and 6.2% on refuse collection.
There is also a modest 3.6% rise in property rates.
Afriforum has threatened legal action over a water demand management levy that the City introduced a few years ago.
The levy is set to jump by 66%, from around R65 to about R107.
The council will debate the budget on Thursday before deciding whether to pass it.