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Buffalo City · Financial year ended 30 June 2025

Income and spending

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Income

R10.3bn
Service charges R5.0bn
48.6%
Property rates R2.2bn
21.1%
Government transfers R1.5bn
14.4%
Fuel levy R777m
7.6%
Interest R454m
4.4%
Other income R326m
3.2%
Fines and licences R73m
0.7%

Spending

R12.1bn
Asset wear and debt impairment R4.4bn
36.0%
Employees and councillors R2.9bn
23.6%
Bulk electricity R2.6bn
21.8%
Other spending R896m
7.4%
Contracted services R855m
7.1%
Inventory R353m
2.9%
Transfers and subsidies R102m
0.8%
Interest R44m
0.4%

These groups add up to Treasury's audited revenue and expenditure totals. Capital transfers are excluded from revenue.

Income over 6 years
Year ended 202020212022202320242025
Service charges R3.3bnR3.9bnR4.3bnR3.8bnR4.3bnR5.0bn
Property rates R1.5bnR1.6bnR1.7bnR1.8bnR2.1bnR2.2bn
Government transfers R987mR1.3bnR1.1bnR1.2bnR1.4bnR1.5bn
Fuel levy R547mR593mR652mR719mR742mR777m
Interest R193mR161mR210mR348mR441mR454m
Other income R189mR247mR217mR215mR247mR326m
Fines and licences R23mR29mR25mR19mR79mR73m
Total R6.7bnR7.9bnR8.2bnR8.1bnR9.4bnR10.3bn

Treasury's figures are shown in rand. We have not adjusted them for inflation. An empty cell means MapMyCity has no figure for that measure and year.

Spending over 6 years
Year ended 202020212022202320242025
Asset wear and debt impairment R1.7bnR1.4bnR3.0bnR2.7bnR3.3bnR4.4bn
Employees and councillors R2.3bnR2.6bnR2.6bnR2.5bnR2.8bnR2.9bn
Bulk electricity R1.5bnR1.6bnR1.9bnR1.9bnR2.3bnR2.6bn
Other spending R534mR571mR609mR714mR1.1bnR896m
Contracted services R682mR721mR595mR699mR851mR855m
Inventory R340mR328mR371mR319mR337mR353m
Transfers and subsidies R131mR105mR127mR137mR132mR102m
Interest R33mR26mR21mR16mR46mR44m
Debt written off R602mR927mR0R0R0R0
Total R7.8bnR8.3bnR9.2bnR9.1bnR10.8bnR12.1bn

Treasury's figures are shown in rand. We have not adjusted them for inflation. An empty cell means MapMyCity has no figure for that measure and year.