Despite the widespread effect of Covid-19 and an unstable and difficult macroeconomic environment on municipal finances, city revenues have grown an average 5.7% annually, above operating expenditure growth of 5.5%, while the average annual increase in operating surpluses was 4.2%.

This is according to the SA Cities Network’s 2020 State of Cities Finance Report...

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