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Eastern Cape / B / EC135

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A closer look at the financial evidence behind your local government.

36,8 / 100Financial pressure

Financial resilience: a transparent indicator of financial position. Understand the calculation

Reported expenditureR 340,3M2024/25
Reported revenueR 252,2MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratio0,843%Repairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage3,098 monthsLiquidity indicator
Evidence note 01

Audit not available

The local dataset contains no audit opinion for 2025. This does not mean a clean audit or a failed audit.

Evidence note 02

Operating deficit

Reported annual operating expenditure exceeded revenue excluding capital transfers. This financial pressure is distinct from proof of service failure.

Historical context

Follow the financial trajectory.

Revenue & expenditure

Nominal ZAR · Financial-year end
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Financial yearExpenditureRevenue
2022/23R 272,9MR 228,1M
2023/24R 343,1MR 244,9M
2024/25R 340,3MR 252,2M

Maintenance over time

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Financial yearMaintenance ratio
2022/230,889%
2023/241,21%
2024/250,843%

Where expenditure goes

Eight largest reported categories are shown individually. All remaining reported categories are summed as “Other”; the exact data table lists each source category.

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CategoryExpenditure
FinanceR 70 791 779,00
RoadsR 46 037 575,00
Community Halls and FacilitiesR 45 043 104,00
Asset ManagementR 35 857 260,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 33 081 356,00
Mayor and CouncilR 28 748 191,00
Human ResourcesR 24 096 920,00
Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs)R 10 006 198,00
Solid Waste Disposal (Landfill Sites)R 9 234 326,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 6 584 783,00
Aged CareR 6 373 444,00
Economic Development/PlanningR 4 095 838,00
Town Planning, Building Regulations and Enforcement, and City EngineerR 3 368 399,00
Information TechnologyR 2 923 263,00
Solid Waste RemovalR 2 488 693,00
Public TransportR 2 421 282,00
Security ServicesR 1 854 969,00
Property ServicesR 1 342 687,00
Fencing and FencesR 1 226 045,00
Project Management UnitR 960 225,00
Police Forces, Traffic and Street Parking ControlR 808 070,00
Marketing, Customer Relations, Publicity and Media Co-ordinationR 747 802,00
Libraries and ArchivesR 692 195,00
Licensing and RegulationR 378 233,00
Health ServicesR 232 658,00
Cemeteries, Funeral Parlours and CrematoriumsR 163 974,00
PoundsR 155 845,00
Fleet ManagementR 152 525,00
Fire Fighting and ProtectionR 149 430,00
Animal Care and DiseasesR 84 904,00
Development FacilitationR 65 695,00
Street Lighting and Signal SystemsR 53 561,00
Road and Traffic RegulationR 47 424,00
Risk ManagementR 2 593,00
Reporting & compliance

The audit record.

An audit opinion assesses financial reporting and compliance. It does not certify service delivery or rule out all wrongdoing.

Trace each indicator

The evidence behind the view.

IndicatorReported valueWhat it tells youEvidence
Repairs and maintenance0,843%Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review.
Cash coverage3,098 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance-34,933%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.