Municipalities have taken the brunt of SA’s lockdown, which has seen revenue collection tank in all parts of the country.
According to data provided by the National Treasury on local government finances about a month ago, there was an under-collection of R53.8bn in municipal revenue in the past financial year, in comparison to R13.5bn in 2018/2019...
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