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Maquassi Hills

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

43,4 / 100Financial pressure

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

Reported expenditureR 804,4M2024/25
Reported revenueR 645MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratio2,425%Repairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage7,274 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

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Revenue & expenditure

Nominal ZAR · Financial-year end
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Financial yearExpenditureRevenue
2022/23R 833MR 729,4M
2023/24R 798MR 642M
2024/25R 804,4MR 645M

Maintenance over time

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Financial yearMaintenance ratio
2022/231,28%
2023/242,505%
2024/252,425%

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
Water DistributionR 263 785 138,00
FinanceR 117 603 693,00
ElectricityR 111 084 669,00
Mayor and CouncilR 87 725 814,00
SewerageR 77 293 550,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 47 622 090,00
Solid Waste RemovalR 45 635 170,00
Road and Traffic RegulationR 18 203 315,00
Libraries and ArchivesR 8 392 239,00
RoadsR 6 866 279,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 6 216 128,00
Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs)R 2 940 539,00
HousingR 2 795 926,00
Cemeteries, Funeral Parlours and CrematoriumsR 2 404 497,00
Community Parks (including Nurseries)R 2 191 241,00
Development FacilitationR 1 785 226,00
Project Management UnitR 1 667 194,00
Health ServicesR 204 787,00
Reporting & compliance

The audit record.

2021/22

Disclaimer of opinion

Source link unavailable
2020/21

Disclaimer of opinion

Source link unavailable
2018/19

Disclaimer of opinion

Source link unavailable
2012/13

Disclaimer of opinion

Source link unavailable

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 maintenance2,425%Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review.
Cash coverage7,274 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance-24,716%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.