CoJ assures residents that prepaid electricity surcharge will remain unchanged at R200 a month
This follows a 'typo' in its draft budget, which suggested the controversial charge will increase to R270.
A Johannesburg City Power smart meter. Picture: File
JOHANNESBURG - The City of Johannesburg has assured residents its prepaid electricity surcharge will remain unchanged at R200 a month.
This follows a "typo" in its draft budget, which suggested the controversial charge would increase to R270.
The surcharge was introduced last year to much public outrage, with the political administration saying it would be reviewed or even scrapped.
The City of Johannesburg has completed the public participation process on its draft budget.
In an interview with EWN, MMC for Finance, Margaret Arnolds, said that the draft budget had a typo.
The typo on the draft tariff section shows a proposal to increase the prepaid electricity surcharge by R70 for the next financial year.
"I am going to fight with City Power, because it cannot be on that we have wrong things on there."
Arnolds said she had engaged her office to correct the typo. She also said there was no need to redo the public participation process based on a small mistake.