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eThekwini · Financial year ended 30 June 2025

Income and spending

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Income

R58.5bn
Service charges R29.3bn
50.2%
Property rates R13.5bn
23.1%
Government transfers R5.6bn
9.6%
Fuel levy R3.7bn
6.4%
Interest R2.9bn
5.0%
Other income R2.9bn
4.9%
Fines and licences R421m
0.7%

Spending

R60.9bn
Bulk electricity R17.0bn
27.9%
Employees and councillors R14.3bn
23.5%
Asset wear and debt impairment R10.4bn
17.0%
Contracted services R7.6bn
12.5%
Other spending R5.9bn
9.8%
Inventory R4.1bn
6.7%
Interest R1.1bn
1.8%
Transfers and subsidies R486m
0.8%
Debt written off R32,707
0.0%

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 R19.8bnR21.0bnR22.4bnR23.9bnR27.1bnR29.3bn
Property rates R8.7bnR9.2bnR9.7bnR11.9bnR12.6bnR13.5bn
Government transfers R4.1bnR4.5bnR4.3bnR5.0bnR5.8bnR5.6bn
Fuel levy R2.6bnR2.9bnR3.0bnR3.4bnR3.6bnR3.7bn
Interest R1.0bnR240mR752mR2.0bnR3.0bnR2.9bn
Other income R1.5bnR1.1bnR2.3bnR2.2bnR2.6bnR2.9bn
Fines and licences R225mR225mR185mR307mR285mR421m
Total R37.9bnR39.2bnR42.7bnR48.9bnR54.9bnR58.5bn

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
Bulk electricity R9.9bnR10.6bnR12.1bnR12.7bnR14.8bnR17.0bn
Employees and councillors R11.3bnR12.8bnR12.4bnR12.6bnR13.6bnR14.3bn
Asset wear and debt impairment R5.5bnR5.1bnR6.0bnR6.5bnR9.5bnR10.4bn
Contracted services R5.5bnR4.5bnR5.1bnR5.6bnR6.7bnR7.6bn
Other spending R2.5bnR2.3bnR4.8bnR4.4bnR5.2bnR5.9bn
Inventory R4.5bnR4.7bnR2.6bnR3.5bnR3.7bnR4.1bn
Interest R893mR824mR904mR961mR1.0bnR1.1bn
Transfers and subsidies R587mR526mR490mR687mR911mR486m
Debt written off R743,766R501,790R-701,201R113,126R10,747R32,707
Total R40.7bnR41.3bnR44.3bnR46.9bnR55.5bnR60.9bn

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.