The City of Cape Town’s draft R61,5 billion budget for the 2022-’23 financial year has been tabled for public participation and residents are encouraged to submit their comments until Tuesday 3 May.
The City has changed the way it engages with residents to reduce risk and prevent the spread of Covid-19. Apart from communicating on the draft budget via social media, telephone, WhatsApp, through mailers, media releases and the City’s website, a number of engagements at subcouncil level and other forums are also being undertaken.
“The City is committed to bringing the draft budget to the people, residents and ratepayers as it is important that they look over and comment on it,” said Councillor Siseko Mbandezi, the City’s Mayoral Committee member for Finance, “so that they may be part of the City’s efforts in providing the best possible services to residents across the metro. We thank ward and PR councillors for continuing to be our public and City ambassadors, and helping to inform our residents about City matters in an accurate, inclusive and responsible manner.”
He further said this year’s budget is about doing more for the residents of Cape Town. It was prepared with the intention of keeping rates and service charges as low as possible to assist residents, communities and businesses who are struggling.
“The City relies on residents to provide us with their inputs on the draft Budget. The City is a responsive government and public participation assists us to improve where necessary,” Mbandezi said. “Once the public participation process has been completed and the public’s input considered, the budget will be taken to council for debate and adoption. We thank residents for engaging with us.”
Public participation: comment by Tuesday 3 May
To view the tabled budget, visit: www.capetown.gov.za/budget or go to your nearest subcouncil office or library for a copy of the budget.
Community-based organisation representatives may contact their subcouncil managers for further details on their area-based community meetings.
Written comments
To be submitted via email to Budget.Comments@capetown.gov.za; or through your ward councillor or subcouncil offices.
Verbal inputs
Call it through to 0800 212 176 (If needed, please request assistance to comment in English, Afrikaans or isiXhosa.)
V For more information, visit www.capetown.gov.za/HaveYourSay.
V For more details on the budget and tariffs, visit www.capetown.gov.za/budget.
