Promises · Wednesday, 28 May 2025 · Budget Speech
Achieve a revenue collection rate of 88.5%, with a stretch target of 90%.
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Overdue by 128 daysMargaret Arnolds · MMC for Finance
Official record: SDBIP 2026/27 (AI-matched)
01:39:5328 May 2025· by 2025/2026· Report an error
Latest: Said in progress at a later sitting, 28 May 2026 (AI judgment)
Deadline: 30 June 2026. How it was read: end of 2025/26 financial year (AI reading, not checked by hand).
Evidence: quote · 3 later sittings · 1 City report · official record (2)
“a bold, achievable collection rate target of 88.5%”
- In progressItem 3: MFMA in-year financial report to 31 July 2025 · 30 October 2025
- Late or droppedBudget speech: acknowledgements, city context and service backlogs · 27 May 2026
- In progressANC debate speaker Cllr Modupi supports the budget · 28 May 2026
- Official record SDBIP 2026/27, p.24: “Percentage collection of revenue on property rates and billed services” · 90%Plan for July 2026 to June 2027; online since Monday, 1 June 2026. AI-matched, not yet checked by a person.
- Official record SDBIP 2026/27, p.53: “The indicator is reported Quarterly” · 90 %Plan for July 2026 to June 2027; online since Monday, 1 June 2026. AI-matched, not yet checked by a person.
- City says late or droppedCity newsroom, 27 May 2026: Johannesburg unveils R97.1 billion budget to drive growth, improve service delivery
“She acknowledged mounting pressure on the City's revenue base, with the revised revenue collection rate declining to 86% from 88.6%.”
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