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Laingsburg

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

29,4 / 100Financial pressure

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

Reported expenditureR 106,9M2024/25
Reported revenueR 103,5MRevenue is not necessarily cash collected
Maintenance ratio0,424%Repairs and maintenance relative to the asset base
Cash coverage1,474 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 82,1MR 77,3M
2023/24R 120,4MR 104,4M
2024/25R 106,9MR 103,5M

Maintenance over time

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Financial yearMaintenance ratio
2022/230,852%
2023/240,398%
2024/250,424%

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
Police Forces, Traffic and Street Parking ControlR 26 543 151,00
FinanceR 18 494 320,00
ElectricityR 16 310 991,00
RoadsR 13 899 519,00
Administrative and Corporate SupportR 10 082 167,00
Mayor and CouncilR 5 310 171,00
Water DistributionR 4 973 327,00
Municipal Manager, Town Secretary and Chief ExecutiveR 3 202 014,00
SewerageR 3 055 686,00
Solid Waste RemovalR 1 731 966,00
Libraries and ArchivesR 1 347 689,00
Corporate Wide Strategic Planning (IDPs, LEDs)R 896 973,00
TourismR 405 850,00
Community Parks (including Nurseries)R 269 930,00
Property ServicesR 147 136,00
Sports Grounds and StadiumsR 70 501,00
Fire Fighting and ProtectionR 49 677,00
Cemeteries, Funeral Parlours and CrematoriumsR 30 766,00
Health ServicesR 24 202,00
Air TransportR 13 761,00
HousingR 5 929,00
Reporting & compliance

The audit record.

2023/24

Adverse opinion

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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 maintenance0,424%Audited annual repairs divided by reported property, plant, equipment and investment property. Reference 8%; ratios outside 0–100% need source review.
Cash coverage1,474 monthsYear-end cash divided by one twelfth of audited annual operating expenditure. Reference 3 months.
Operating balance-3,235%Revenue excluding capital transfers minus operating expenditure, divided by that revenue.