Tshwane 'double billed'

FIGURE: DA DISMISSES R4BN OCTOBER COLLECTIONS AS DISORGANISATION >>> 'City's cleansing levy will have to be written back'.

- Marizka Coetzer

The opposition in the City of Tshwane has accused the administration of double billing after it announced R4 billion in collections in October.

Deputy mayor and finance MMC Eugene Modise said: “As at 31 October, the city’s income stands at R4.088 billion, with R427 million, which was collected over this past weekend, contributing to cumulative collections that have exceeded expectations across all major revenue streams.

“This performance represents the collective effort of our teams, our stakeholders and residents who continue to support the city’s financial sustainability.”

Modise said the city collected R19.5 million above the funding plan target, achieving 100.4% of the goal and exceeding its forecast by R56.3 million, reaching 101.3% of projected outcome.

“Surpassing the R4 billion mark is a reflection of resilience, strategic foresight and a shared belief in the city’s capacity to deliver excellence,” he said.

However the DA’s Tshwane mayoral candidate, Cilliers Brink, said Modise was claiming double-billing as a success.

“The record levels of revenue collected by the Tshwane metro in October are in large part based on rampant double billing for waste collection and city cleansing,” Brink said.