MATATIELE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY’S EFFORTS TO IMPROVE REVENUE AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
In an effort to improve the revenue and financial performance of the Municipality, Matatiele Local Municipality will be launching the Annual Matatiele Ratepayers Golf Day on the 13th of December 2023 as part of effective management and enhancement of revenue.
The purpose of this initiative is to also mobilise ratepayers and stakeholders to partner with the Municipality to reduce the debt by introducing strategic innovations available for ratepayers, introduce the new general valuation roll and the introduction of incentives/discounts schemes.
Municipal Manager, Mr Lizo Matiwane said this strategy will provide insight into augmenting revenue strategies and enhance municipal financial performance. “The current debt revenue owed to the Municipality is currently at R 227 303 865.83 and this has a huge impact in the delivery of services”, he said.
Section 64 (1) of the Municipal Finance Management Act No 56, 2003 Chapter 8, states that “the Accounting Officer is responsible for the management of revenue of the Municipality and must henceforth (2) take all reasonable steps to ensure that there are systems and controls in place to account for the municipal revenue”.
Matiwane said the Ratepayers’ Annual Golf Day will open a platform for the Municipality to interact with customers and provide instant resolutions on account queries. This will help strengthen the relationship with ratepayers.
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