Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille has put a delay on the implementation of a home-user electricity tariff for properties valued at over R1 million.
According to her speech given at the council budget meeting today (30 May), the proposed capital budget for 2017/2018 financial year, is R6.8 billion and the operating budget is R37.5 billion.
“I would like to start with an issue which I know has been a concern for many Capetonians who are struggling to make ends meet. The draft budget proposed the implementation of the home-user electricity tariff for properties valued at over R1 million. The home-user tariff has an R8.21 per day service fee (R250 per month).”
De Lille says as a result of widespread input from the public, they have listened and a decision has been made not to implement the home-user tariff.
“This means that consumers in properties above the value of R1 million will remain on the domestic tariff. There was great concern about the implementation of this charge, with over 1 000 comments received and we have listened. I have advised the Energy Directorate to delay the implementation of this tariff.”
