SPONSORED | Highlights of the City of Johannesburg budget speech 2022/2023
Electricity increases by 7.47%, a significant reduction of last financial year’s increase of 14.59%. This increase is determined by National Energy Regulator of SA and according to Suddaby, the government has no option but to pass it on to customers;Sanitation increases by 9.
The city has also allocated R116m in operational budget over the next three years to provide impetus to the goal of a drug-free society.17,504 work opportunities through the expanded public works programme will be created. The youth skills development programme and the job seekers database were allocated an operational budget of R3.4m and R1.2m respectively; and
As part of the inner-city revitalisation programme, a capital budget of R10m will go towards revamping inner-city informal trading stalls.A total of R35.1m was budgeted for free Wi-Fi infrastructure in libraries to connect residents to income-generating opportunities and learning.R600m capital expenditure was budgeted for the electrification of various informal settlements across the city, over the medium term.