SPENDING PLANS

SOME of the big department allocations in the 2017-18 draft operating budget will be as follows:

Employee-related costs – R2.8-billion

Remuneration of councillors – R70-million

Bulk electricity and water purchases – R3-billion

The capital budget allocations for departments will be as follows:

Budget and Treasury – R25.5-million

Corporate Services – R6.6-million

Sport and Recreation – R38.7-million

Human Settlements – R221-million

Electricity and Energy – R276-million

Roads, Stormwater and Transport – R436-million

Water services – R196-million

Sanitation services – R281-million Public Health – R47-million Safety and Security – R13.7-million

Major service delivery projects which will be prioritised include:

Drought relief projects: Nooitgedacht – R12.7-million

Bucket eradication – R40-million

Integrated Public Transport System (IPTS) – R168-million

Internal reticulation services for housing delivery – about R221-million

Informal housing electrification – about R44-million

Tarring of gravel roads – R90-million