{"id":58321,"date":"2022-04-11T06:02:57","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T04:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/bogemiddelde-tariefverhogings-op-pad-20220406-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T08:25:36","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T06:25:36","slug":"bogemiddelde-tariefverhogings-op-pad-20220406-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/bogemiddelde-tariefverhogings-op-pad-20220406-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Bogemiddelde tariefverhogings op pad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Bergrivier-inwoners sal na verwagting binnekort heelwat meer vir hul krag, water en ander munisipale dienste moet opdok.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die Bergrivier-munisipaliteit (BM) staan voor die moeilike taak om <b>munisipale<\/b><span>tariewe bogemiddeld te verhoog <\/span>om \u201cte verseker dat die finansi\u00eble volhoubaarheid van die munisipaliteit beskerm word\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>S\u00f3 het Ray van Rooy, die burgemeester van die Bergrivier-munisipaliteit, verlede week op \u2019n raadsvergadering met betrekking tot sy voorlegging van die munisipale konsepbegroting vir 2022-\u201923 ges\u00ea. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDie pandemie het inderdaad druk op die munisipale begroting geplaas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hy het ook ges\u00ea die BM se inkomstestrome neem steeds af sedert die aanvang van die pandemie en bly moeilik om in te vorder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Volgens hom was die munisipaliteit genoodsaak om met die aanvang van die Covid-19-pandemie in 2020 laer as die gewone tariefverhogings in te stel, hoewel die koste om die dienste te lewer eksponensieel ho\u00ebr was as die inkomste wat daaruit ontvang is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die BM moet dus nou die verlies inhaal en tariewe bogemiddeld verhoog om te verseker dat die werklike koste van dienslewering van diegene wat van die dienste gebruik maak, verhaal word. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Van Rooy het op die betrokke raadsvergadering, wat op 29 Maart plaasgevind het, \u2019n kort opsomming van die BM se begroting vir die volgende boekjaar voorgehou.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>S\u00f3 lyk die voorgestelde begroting<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hy het ges\u00ea die BM se <span>bedryfsinkomstebegroting<\/span> (kapitaaloordragte en bydraes uitgesluit) beloop R478,751 miljoen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die grootste deel van die inkomste word verkry uit munisipale eiendomsbelasting en verbruikerstariewe. Bedryfsuitgawes gefinansier uit eie geledere beloop R493,616 miljoen, met die twee grootste afdelings van bedryfsuitgawes wat bestaan uit salarisverwante uitgawes en grootmaataankope wat 59,7% van die totale bedryfsuitgawes uitmaak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die <span>kapitaalbegroting<\/span> is R74 967 566 en fokus weer op infrastruktuurontwikkeling, en 67,02% van die kapitaalbegroting is aan infrastruktuur en ingenieursdienste toegewys. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOns stel \u2019n aansienlike verhoging in kapitaalbelegging voor om kapasiteit vir toekomstige ontwikkeling te skep en om verouderde infrastruktuur, wat \u2019n ontwrigting in dienslewering veroorsaak, te vervang,\u201d s\u00ea Van Rooy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n <span>Infrastruktuurbesteding<\/span>, wat by die kapitaalbegroting ingesluit is, sal as volg toegewys word: Waterdienste \u2013 R21 507 435; elektrisiteit \u2013 R8 020 000; sanitasie-infrastruktuur \u2013 R10 423 053; en paaie-infrastruktuur \u2013 R10 290 078.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n <span>Sport- en ontspanningsfasili-teite<\/span> kry R4 925 000 en sosiale en gemeenskapsfasiliteite ontvang R1 910 000 terwyl die res van die kapitaalbegroting bestaan uit masjinerie en toerusting, meubels, vervoerbates asook rekenaartoerusting wat benodig word vir die lewering van dienste aan die onderskeie Bergrivier-gemeenskappe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In ooreenstemming met die kapitaalfinansieringstrategie sal \u2019n nuwe lening van R40 miljoen in die 2022-\u201923-boekjaar opgeneem word. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Verdere eie finansiering bestaan uit \u2019n bedrag van R18 857 000 uit die kapitaalvervangingsreserwe. Hierbenewens sal R16 110 566 deur middel van voorwaardelike skenkings tot die kapitaalbegroting se finansieringsbronne toegevoeg word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n <span>Personeelonkoste<\/span> bly \u2019n groot komponent van die munisipale begroting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDie munisipaliteit is verbind tot die kollektiewe bedingingsproses en het geen keuse as om voorsiening te maak vir \u2019n algemene salarisaanpassing van 4,9% nie. Personeelonkoste as \u2019n persentasie van algehele uitgawes beloop 33,74% en is binne die norm vir hierdie afdeling van uitgawes. Dit sal noukeurig oor die medium termyn se inkomste- en uitgaweraamwerk bestuur word om te verseker dat dit binne aanvaarbare perke bly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Van Rooy het benadruk dat die BM kennis neem van die huidige ekonomiese klimaat sowel as die bekostigbaarheidsdrempel waarmee verbruikers en belastingbetalers gekonfronteer word. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die <span>nasionale tesourie<\/span> beveel munisipaliteite aan om <span>tariefverhogings te motiveer<\/span> wat ho\u00ebr is as die boonste punt van die beraamde inflasiekoers, en die BM het daarom \u2019n omvattende paragraaf vir elke tariefverhoging in die uitvoerende opsomming van die hoofbegrotingsdokument ingesluit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die voortgesette <span>styging in die prys van <\/span><span>elektrisiteit<\/span> bly \u2019n bekommernis en die Nasionale Energiereguleerder (Nersa) het bevestig dat die Eskom-verhoging aan munisipaliteite 8,61% sal wees, wat \u2019n tariefverhoging van 7,8% aan die eindgebruiker tot gevolg sal h\u00ea. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Van Rooy het dit egter beklemtoon dat die finale munisipale tariefverhoging eers bepaal sal word sodra die finale tariefverhoging deur Nersa bevestig is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDie uitdaging is om m\u00e9\u00e9r met die beskikbare hulpbronne te doen en waarde vir geld te verseker met elke transaksie waar geld van die publiek bestee word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOns het deur hierdie moeilike tye steeds daarin geslaag om ons onderneming teenoor ons gemeenskappe met toewyding na te kom deur topgehalte en betroubare dienste te lewer en om \u2019n omgewing te skep waar almal werklik op \u2019n menswaardige manier kan leef, werk, leer en speel. Dit is ook bevestig deur die mening van die ouditeur-generaal, wat aan die BM \u2019n sesde opeenvolgende skoon oudit toegeken het.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die Bergrivier-munisipaliteit nooi almal wat vir die <span>deernis-subsidie<\/span> kwalifiseer, om aansoek te doen vir die bystand wat beskikbaar is. Kwalifiserende behoeftige huishoudings sal \u2019n deernis-ondersteuningspakket ontvang, wat bestaan uit 50 eenhede gratis elektrisiteit, 6 000 liter gratis water asook \u2019n 100%-subsidie op \u2019n standaard huishoudelike vullis- en riooltarief per maand. Huishoudings met \u2019n gesamentlike huishoudelike inkomste van minder as R5 000 per maand sal vir die subsidie kwalifiseer. 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