These are the new charges we warned all residents would be effective 1 July 2025. PARRA had numerous meetings with the Municipality and managed to get some charges reduced. We made several attempts to create awareness amongst the residents (social media, public meetings, petition etc) but unfortunately got very little support and response.
We have seen the proposed increases for next year and they are concerning. We are constantly posting on our Facebook page to keep residents and ratepayers informed of critical issues.
| Excluding VAT | Including VAT | |||||
| Description | Old | New | % Increase | Old | New | |
| Basic Charges | ||||||
| Residential Rates (property value x fee/12 - month) | 0.0110 | 0.0116 | 5.45% | 0.0110 | 0.0116 | |
| Water Basic Charge | 139.45 | 152.56 | 9.4% | 160.37 | 175.44 | |
| Refuse removal residential | 132.70 | 138.54 | 4.4% | 152.61 | 159.32 | |
| Environmental Charge | 33.60 | 35.08 | 4.4% | 38.64 | 40.34 | |
| Sewerage: Basic Charge | 334.74 | 366.20 | 9.4% | 384.95 | 421.13 | |
| Electricity: Basic Charge domestic | 283.12 | 191.66 | -32.3% | 325.59 | 220.41 | |
| Electricity: Capacity Charge (Multiply with your capacity) | 4.99 | 10.97 | 119.8% | 5.74 | 12.62 | |
| Energy Charge: R/kWh | ||||||
| Block 1 (0 - 50 kWh) | 1.9046 | 2.2553 | 18.4% | 2.19 | 2.59 | |
| Block 2 (51 - 350 kWh) | 2.2395 | 2.4395 | 8.9% | 2.58 | 2.81 | |
| Block 3 (351 - 600 kWh) | 2.8538 | 2.7774 | -2.7% | 3.28 | 3.19 | |
| Block 4 (>600 kWh) | 3.2200 | 2.9788 | -7.5% | 3.70 | 3.43 | |
| Water Consumption: per KL | ||||||
| 0-6KL | 17.23 | 17.99 | 4.4% | 19.81 | 20.69 | |
| 7-11KL | 18.04 | 18.84 | 4.4% | 20.75 | 21.67 | |
| 12-16KL | 21.46 | 22.41 | 4.4% | 24.66 | 25.77 | |
| 16+KL | 26.82 | 28.00 | 4.4% | 30.84 | 32.20 | |