City of Joburg’s Member of the Mayoral Committee for Finance Clr Funzela Ngobeni tabled a R64.5-billion budget for 2019/2020 before council on May 22.

“This budget represents an operating budget of R56.7-billion and a capital budget of R7.8-billion.

“The three-year capital budget appropriation requested in this budget is R24.3-billion,” said Ngobeni.

He said the budget was finalised after public consultation.

“The budget has its genesis in the halls and streets of Joburg. It stems from the engagements with communities and stakeholders.

“It is the culmination of hundreds of hours of administrative fiscal modelling and priority setting which demonstrates the balancing act of service provision in a climate where our resource costs continue to escalate,” said Ngobeni.

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He said the budget was the tool to advance Diphetogo.

Executive mayor Clr Herman Mashaba recently delivered his State of the City Address, titled Advancing Diphetogo.

“The mayor’s address reminded us all that if we want to change lives, we need to change our priorities.

“This framework remains the cornerstone of our strategic direction and underpins our goal to bring real change – to bring Diphetogo – to the people who call Johannesburg their home. Born from the 2018/2019 introduction of the Diphetogo Programme, this multi-party government identified non-negotiable areas of impact and placed our efforts and resources squarely behind these,” said Ngobeni.

The budget was allocated as follows:

• Housing: R3.5-billion (three-year capital budget), R1.1-b (2019 operating budget).

• City Power: R2.9-billion (2019 operating budget).

• Joburg Water: R3.2-billion (three-year capital budget), R11.5-b (2019 operating budget).

• Economic Growth Cluster: R10.1-billion (three-year capital budget), R5.7-b (2019 operating budget).

• Johannesburg Roads Agency: R4.7-billion (three-year capital budget), R1.4-b (2019 operating budget).

• Public Safety: R277-million (three-year capital budget), R5.5-billion (2019 operating budget).

• Transport: R3.1-billion (three-year capital budget), R1.9-b (2019 operating budget).

• Human and Social Development: R1.1-billion (three-year capital budget), R9.5-b (2019 operating budget).

• Good Governance Cluster: R1.8-billion (three-year capital budget), R10.6-b (2019 operating budget).

• Group Finance: R5.5-million (three-year capital budget), R5.4-billion (2019 operating budget).

• City Manager: R1.3-billion (2019 operating budget).

• Group Information and Communication Technology: R977-million (three-year capital budget), R704-m (2019 operating budget).

• Johannesburg Property Company: R136-million (three-year capital budget), R674-m (2019 operating budget).

• Group Corporate and Shared Services: R787-million (three-year capital budget), R534-m (2019 operating budget).

• Environment and Infrastructure: R440-million (three-year capital budget), R2.5-billion (2019 operating budget).

• Metro Trading Company: R467-million (2019 operating budget).

• Pikitup: R427-million (three-year capital budget).

• Development Planning: R828-million (three-year capital budget), R413-m (2019 operating budget).

• Joshco: R874-million (three-year capital budget).

• Joburg Market: R305-million (three-year capital budget), R362-m (2019 operating budget).

• Community Development: R321-million (three-year capital budget).

• Health: R217-million (three-year capital budget).

• Johannesburg Development Agency: R693-million (three-year capital budget), R114-m (2019 operating budget).

• Social Development: R253-million (2019 operating budget).

• Economic Development: R28-million (three-year capital budget), R169-m (2019 operating budget).

• Group Forensic and Investigation Services: R106-million (2019 operating budget).

• Legislature: R16.5-million (three-year capital budget), R446-m (2019 operating budget).

“This budget is focused on the priority interventions that will result in positive change within our communities,” said Ngobeni.