Across the board all municipal services have increased in price well above the rate of consumer price inflation over the past 10 years, making it clear that affordability is not a priority in the current system.
The South African Reserve Bank reported the following increases in municipal services costs over the ten-year period from 2010 to 2020 (during which period the increase in headline consumer inflation was 68 per cent):
- Rates and taxes: +118 per cent
- Electricity: +177 per cent
- Water: +213 per cent
It would seem that the ‘Circle of Chaos’ is not confined to the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality only but across every other Municipality in the country too – increases of close to 300% over and above the CPI rate are usurious to say the least!
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Alan Straton
Chief Cook, Bottle Washer and Broom Mechanic at MyPE
Passionate about Port Elizabeth and definitely NOT packing for Perth.
Alan's ethos is epitomised in the words of Nelson Mandela; "I have fought against white domination and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the idea of a democratic and free society. If need be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die."
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