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APPROVED TARIFF MODEL POLICY 2025-2026

Phokwane Local MunicipalityRef: D AS SECTION 30

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Collected on 28 July 2026

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What this means

This document is the “Approved Tariff Model Policy 2025/2026” of the Phokwane Local Municipality. It sets out the legal basis, definitions, purpose, tariff objectives, and tariff principles for levying fees, charges and surcharges for municipal services (excluding property rates). It also explains the scope of application, including which primary (trading) and secondary (rates and general) services/programmes the policy covers, and how tariffs are to be compiled into an annual “Schedule of Tariffs (SoT)” approved by Council.

Facts

Reference

D AS SECTION 30

Parties

Municipal Council of Phokwane Local municipality

Key Takeaways

  • Document title: Approved Tariff Model Policy 2025/2026
  • Municipality: Phokwane Local Municipality
  • Legal basis cited: Constitution s229(1); Municipal Systems Act ss4, 73, 74(1), 75A; Constitution s156; Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA)
  • Policy excludes: Properties Rates and levying thereof
  • Council must compile and approve an annual Schedule of Tariffs (SoT) as part of annual budget approval
  • Primary services listed: Electricity, Water, Sanitation/Sewer (water volume formulae), Refuse Collection, Fresh Produce Market, Public Transport (bus service)
  • Secondary services listed: Road & Storm-water, Pavements/Sidewalks, Verges, Waste Management Facilities, Street Lights, Street Temporary Closure, Fire Fighting Services, Architectural & Building Plans, Burial sites & cremations, Town Planning functions, Environmental services, Parks & recreation, Cemeteries & Crematoriums, Traffic Regulation, Hall Hire, Sport Facilities Hire, Plant Hire, Other Hire, Public Amenities Entry Fee, Auxiliary Sundries
  • Tariff principles include: cost-reflective tariffs, financial sustainability, equitable treatment, affordability, indigent access to minimum basic services, and transparency/predictability
  • Primary services must be managed as self-sustaining business units able to defray expenses and contribute to local economic development and cross-subsidisation of secondary services
  • Phokwane Local Municipality
  • Municipal Council of Phokwane Local municipality
  • Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, 2000
  • Local Government: Municipal Finance Management Act, 2003
  • Constitution of the Republic of South Africa
  • Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002
  • Income Tax Act (public benefit organisation definition referenced as section 30)
  • MPRA (referenced for Public Service Infrastructure Use)