The City of Tshwane has confirmed that it has no immediate plans to levy property rates at the appropriate punitive scale in the numerous illegal developments in and around Pretoria, despite its dire financial situation.
That means other property owners will continue to subsidise them by paying more, since the amount of revenue the city budgets for is spread proportionally among the paying owners.
This comes as the city istrying to delaythe court-ordered payment of around R1.5 billion in salary increases for municipal staff outstanding since 2022, because it does not have the money to do so.
