CoCT accused of wanting 'its bread buttered on both sides' over water tax
The City of Cape Town’s water tariffs, introduced during the severe drought, remain a bone of contention, with some even accusing the City of wanting “its bread buttered on both sides”. The tariffs are even part of Patricia de Lille’s GOOD party’s electioneering arsenal - the party says the city is exploiting responsible water users, the poor and vulnerable in the city.
Now embroiled in a legal battle with the DA, De Lille believes the continued tax was exploitative. GOOD said De Lille had proposed a temporary drought levy in 2017 to cover a predicted R1.6billion shortfall. Sandra Dickson of Stop CoCT said residents rejected the drought levy proposed by the City in 2017, but it then went ahead with a fixed charge. “They increased the water tariffs substantially while at the same time they also slapped a levy on the public. Pensioners are in particular hit hard by this double whammy for increased water tariffs, and there is no relief or assistance from the City for them.
The tariff structure was needed to secure “some degree of income certainty which was not dependent on consumption alone”.
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