In light of National Budget 3.0 , the City of Cape Town announced that public comment will open after it tables its expanded rates relief measures and other changes to the budget at the City Councils sitting next week, reports Cape town Etc .
According to the City, the sitting will take place on Wednesday, 28 May, at the Civic Centre in the CBD, and the public will be able to comment from Wednesday, 28 May, to Friday, 13 June, on the proposed changes to the Citys Invested in Hope Budget for 2025/26.
Cape Town has tabled a South African-record R40 billion infrastructure budget, the widest social relief net of any city, and next week well table measures for even further relief on monthly bills, which are already the lowest of SAs cities despite Cape Town delivering better services and public value compared to other metros, says Cape Town Mayor Hill-Lewis.
Weve listened carefully to Capetonians and will propose expanded relief measures to further soften monthly bill increases in addition to the major electricity price relief for all households.
Referring to a petition calling for the raising of residential electricity prices instead of a city-wide cleaning charge, Hill-Lewis said that the Citys Mayoral Committee considered the report of public participation this week, in preparation for next weeks tabling.
