Object to the Draft 2025-26 budget for Cape Town

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#1601

I am signing because I am opposed to the City of Cape Town proposed 2025 increase of our monthly rates and taxes

Derek Anderson (2025-04-24)

#1605

Absurd increase!

Chris Marais (2025-04-24)

#1611

We cannot afford this increase and it is unrealistic.

Lisa Van Dijk (2025-04-24)

#1619

Increases as projecterd here are too steep

Charles Hofmann (2025-04-24)

#1621

It’s day light robbery
Can’t afford the new charges

Darryl Koffinas (2025-04-24)

#1622

These rates are unaffordable. Significantly higher than inflation and not fair and equitable, especially since the special rate payers extra levy is assisting the city to deliver on their duties to the tax payers in the area. Cut your own expenditure and bring in DOGE for an investigation of wasted expenditure before you over tax!

Jeanine Amsel (2025-04-24)

#1624

These random levies should not be allowed. If the council can get away with this, they will continue to think up things they can charge levies on. Where will this stop!

Michael Brinkley (2025-04-24)

#1626

I feel that the rates increases are ridiculous

Mark Tarlie (2025-04-24)

#1630

"I'm signing because I'm opposed to the City of Cape Town's proposed 2025 increase of our monthly rates and taxes.

Zelda-lee Hall (2025-04-24)

#1631

Because the city’s council is acting immorally and unethically and not in the best interests of its residents

Charles Macleod (2025-04-24)

#1632

Do not agree with it

Brendan Hiscock (2025-04-24)

#1633

The increase is crazy

Jacomien Pienaar (2025-04-24)

#1637

I am also affected by the same issue and even if I was not, it is unfair treatment.

Irene Chimuangueno (2025-04-24)

#1638

The amount of the increase is unrealistic. There are 1,7 m homes paying nothing. It is unrealistic to continue to build sub economic housing and expect the same diminishing percentage to carry this ever increasing load,

John Morley (2025-04-24)

#1639

The proposed increase is unaffordable. Will not be able to continue living here

Tessa De vletter (2025-04-24)

#1641

This increase is ridiculous. Who is considering the poor!!

Charlene Erasmus (2025-04-24)

#1642

Owning a property

Steffen Schindler (2025-04-24)

#1645

With increased cost of living and the extra payment we make towards UKID, it is simply not affordable. We are in essence paying double for the same services

Amanda Strydom (2025-04-24)

#1648

Vat goes up .5% now u wantvto increase rates this is just another way for the corrupt Gov to weasel funds out of us! Enough is enough

Aileen Turner (2025-04-24)

#1650

The increase is way above inflation and is quite ridiculous.

Carlo Southgate (2025-04-24)

#1653

The increases are way too high!!

Kim Issa (2025-04-24)

#1654

This increases are extremely unreasonable. Most companies are giving 0-4% annual salary increases. This coupled with inflation is starting to put extreme pressure.

Sean Garde (2025-04-24)

#1655

i object to sreet cleaning additional rate. water pipe tarif continuing to increase and to my home being overly rated just to feed the council increasing unrealistic ideas

Michael Talken (2025-04-24)

#1656

The proposed 30 percent increase in rate charges is unacceptable and unaffordable for residents - far higher than our inflation rate !

Karen Tollman (2025-04-24)

#1658

I oppose the DA draft budget.

Peter Sunderland (2025-04-24)

#1669

It is unfair to tie standing charges to property values and a city wide levy for cleaning is ludicrous,

Craig Symington (2025-04-24)

#1671

The rates increase are redicilous!

Marius VINCENT (2025-04-24)

#1676

You are ripping us off to pay for other communities while we are drowning in our own debt

Graeme Aitken (2025-04-24)

#1677

I’m signing because I think these rate increases are unrealistic.

Jill Sherwood (2025-04-24)

#1679

Because this is ridiculous. How are people supposed to survive? While those in power and their friends with generational wealth get to live comfortably. No

Sarah Nakidien (2025-04-24)

#1683

Electric and Living

Sinako Rooiland (2025-04-24)

#1691

I cannot afford to.pay extra vat on goods and services. We are being killed with all these taxes.

Winifred Carol Bonthuys (2025-04-24)

#1693

The tariffs are just too onerous.

Amanda Goldstone (2025-04-24)

#1698

I am a pensioner and it's becoming more and more difficult to buy neccesaties.

Mary Wyngaard (2025-04-24)

#1701

I'm signing because charges should be related to usage and not property value

Barry Petersen barry@intermail.co.za (2025-04-24)

#1704

Because this increase is not acceptable for fixed income earners, pensioners etc. Paying for services we do not use i.e. water and electricity charges based on value of property is not acceptable.

Christina Seemann (2025-04-24)

#1714

D Fourie

Deirdre Fourie (2025-04-24)

#1715

I agree with the above

Kirstin Obery (2025-04-24)

#1718

The increases are excessive. Ratepayers can simply no longer afford them. The city must rather engage in a cost cutting exercise getting rid of posts, reining in free services and eliminating unnecessary expenditure.

Robyn Fudge (2025-04-24)

#1720

I am really unhappy with proposed rate hikes ,we simply can't afford these increases they are outrages and what the heck is a cleaning charge ,I don't even have domestic help at home as we can't afford it the city is bleeding us dry

Cheryl Cost (2025-04-24)

#1723

Over taxation,the centre cannot hold

Charles De jongh (2025-04-24)

#1724

I m signing because I cannot afford the increase

wendy purdon (2025-04-24)

#1725

It's becoming unaffordable

Leigh Manning (2025-04-24)

#1727

I'm signing this petition as it is unfair to calculate a new tariff for water and sanitation according to your value of your property.

O'Neill Lennox (2025-04-24)

#1728

I can't afford the property rates current and I'm barely breaking even... I don't have money to fix my property and I have 2 children that are special needs

Qiyaam Leiching (2025-04-24)

#1731

The rates are excessive and do not represent my salary increase that I have not received the last 2 years.

Paul Vink (2025-04-24)

#1735

I'm signing because we are already over burdened with the high cost of living, tax increased just recently, basic water charge that is already being deducted for water we're not using. It's disgraceful for us pensioners.

Alicia Riddles (2025-04-24)

#1736

My income has decreased in some instances and remained stagnant in others since 2020. I am unable to afford these proposed increases

Tracey Saunders (2025-04-24)

#1741

I object the new fixed fees which hurt those of us who are saving water and electricity.

Kyle Capes (2025-04-24)

#1742

I am a pensioner and can't afford these increases, you are pricing us out of our homes. I will have no option but to sell my home.

Ingrid Liebenberg (2025-04-24)

#1744

These rates are ridiculous and pushing locals out of our homes!

Leah Dungey (2025-04-24)

#1756

The BP proposed changes and increases are irrational and unreasonable.

Garth Venter (2025-04-24)

#1758

Our rates are already way to high especially living on an extremely busy thoroughfare what was once once a quiet farm road (Steenberg road) has now become a mini highway and we will never get the price for our house like the other houses are getting in our area and yet our rates still keep climbing!

Sue De Klerk (2025-04-24)

#1761

These proposed increases are heinous. As pensioners we have a fixed income. The burden of these percentages is onerous & not sustainable.

Sharon Drummond (2025-04-24)

#1762

I am vehemently opposed to punitive fixed tariffs. I personally struggle to meet my fiscal responsibilities every month. And this will cripple myself and the people I support.
If you think this won’t encourage a brain drain and job losses to menial labour, then you have been very short sighted.

Mickie Birkett (2025-04-24)

#1772

It's an unrealistic increase

Martin Jowell (2025-04-24)

#1773

We pay to much already, we’re promised that when dams reached 80% , the water levee would go, but it never did.

Brad Adamo (2025-04-24)

#1777

The budget will cripple us as homeowners - you are taxing us to deaf as the middle-income group, If the Cities procurement does not buy at 10 times inflated cost any shortfall will be covered.

Riana de Wet (2025-04-24)

#1785

We get electricity directly from Eskom. Why should our rates subsidize the rest of Cape Town! It is Theft and a double increase!

Rhein Snyman (2025-04-24)

#1786

Stop taxing the wealthy because you are chasing them away as next year your tax collection will dramatically drop as they leave the country. CUT GOVERNMENT SPENDING, STOP BBBEE WHICH COSTS A FORTUNE. PROBLEM SOLVED!! ANC keep making these shitty decisions and your WILL be non-existent very soon.

Karin Telo (2025-04-24)

#1787

It is not realistic and most of us will not be able to afford all the increases, rates and taxes, electricity, medical aids and many more. All this will result in not be able to contribute to savings for retirement and we will not afford this when retired.

Sanrich Germishuys (2025-04-24)

#1789

-Breach of the Municipal Systems Act
-Unrealistic Rates Increases
-Excessive Increases Over Time

Hilton Fleming (2025-04-24)

#1792

I am a homeowner, and after applying for a reduced valuation, the city completely ignored my application, they say my house is R2,5 million worth, but after I had valuations done by independant valuaters, they all said my house is not worth more than R2 million. So I am being ripped off already, so stuff this increase, I will vote against it

Reynard Schonken (2025-04-24)

#1795

Only rates going up not salaries

Mollen Danota (2025-04-24)

#1796

This budget is designed to mislead - fixing costs to property values rather than consumption is a wealth tax. Rather just incr our rates which are vat exempt

Costas Vayanos (2025-04-24)



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