Question NW573 to the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
11 April 2016 - NW573
Van Dalen, Mr P to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether, with reference to his reply to question 4088 on 8 December 2015, the information has been received from the metropolitan municipalities; if so, when will the specified information be made available as requested?
Reply:
The information below was sourced from the Metros. The information from the other metros is still outstanding:
|
Name of the Municipality |
Operational Budget |
Capital Budget |
|
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality |
R433,89 million |
R210,65 million |
|
Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality |
R190,1 million |
R252,5 million |
|
City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality |
R1,9 billion |
R940,5 million |
|
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality |
R100 000 |
R139, 87 million |
|
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality |
Informal settlements are a part of a bigger programme, namely formalisation which includes;
The total Budget for this category which is funded through the Urban Settlements Development Grant (USDG) is R678 000 000.00 (six hundred and seventy eight million for the 2015/16 financial year. Although this is categorised as Capital expenditure, professional fees and related kind of expenses are drawn from this grant (subject to the USDG conditions) as the total cost is capitalised. |