Zvishavane Town Council has proposed a flat 2016 budget with a few downward marginal changes to the current one.
By Simon Phiri
The proposed budget, due to undergo consultations starting this week, has largely retained the same 2015 tariffs, save for minor reductions in rates.
Zvishavane town secretary, Tinoda Mukutu told NewsDay yesterday that most of the tariffs adopted in 2015 would not be altered.
He said the council seeks to maintain the recommended 70 — 30% ratio on service delivery and salaries and had taken into consideration economic hardships bedevilling the country in crafting the budget proposal.
“We figured out that our tariffs for 2015 are rational, we can operate with them in 2016. We are yet to have the total monetary value of the budget as we are yet to finalise on salaries. The idea is to maintain the 70-30% ratio for service delivery and salaries respectively,” Mukutu said.
“Most of the tariffs for 2015 are to remain the same in 2016 if the budget proposal gets approved by the stakeholders in the consultations we are going to make. The council is even proposing slashing some of the tariffs for the year starting January.”
Water tariffs are to remain $0,35 per cubic meter and $1,225 per cubic meter for domestic and commercial purposes, respectively, while fixed charges will continue to be $5 and $25 respectively.
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