Ratepayers prepare for IDP draft budget

Durban — A scheduled meeting between the eThekwini Municipality and ratepayer associations to submit their comments on the draft Integrated Development Plan (IDP) for the 2024/25 financial year has been postponed.The meeting, scheduled to take place on Tuesday (today), was postponed following the ratepayer associations’ concern that they were not given time to critique and analyse the draft budget.The municipality is proposing various tariff hikes to improve the City’s economy, much to the disapproval of residents and ratepayer associations.The IDP is a key City strategy that informs…