Tariffs continue to increase above inflation rate
29 March 2018
The businesses and the residents of Cape Town will be paying a high price for the drought and the lack of preparation for it by the City Council, says the Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
“The first thing we noticed in the Mayor’s budget speech was the 26.9% increase in water and sanitation tariffs,” said Ms Janine Myburgh, President of the Chamber.
“This comes after a decade of water tariff increases well above the inflation rate, and in some cases double the CPI.”
She said the Mayor’s speech was short on detail but it was clear that more than R1.4 billion would be spent on developing aquifers and upgrading treatment plants to recycle more water.