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Mangaung Metro mayor announces higher rates and taxes─── 16:23 Tue, 31 May 2016
Thabo Mbeki/OFM News
Bloemfontein - The approval of the Mangaung Metro budget was referred to a further date for voting during a special Metro council meeting in Bloemfontein.
Metro executive mayor, Thabo Manyoni, delivered his budget speech and announced various increases in services for the next year.
The increase in the metro's assessments rate, which determines property rates, is eight percent across the board. The sewerage tariffs will increase by 8.2 percent for both residential and non-residential properties in 2016-17.
Manyoni said water tariffs will increase by eight percent for the financial year.
Electricity tariffs will increase by 11.29 percent on average.
Manyoni told the sitting that even with these increases, the city remains the cheapest compared to other metros.
The budget was not approved today. The meeting agreed to postpone the voting of the budget for seven days during a special council meeting.
André Grobler/OFM News
