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Dit is in baie gevalle nie omdat getroue belastingbetalers nie wil betaal nie, maar omdat hulle eenvoudig nie kan nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Die verslag toon die volgende:<br>\u2022 Totale uitstaande verbruikerskuld van R37,5 miljard<br>\u2022 Meer as R30,2 miljard (80%) is ouer as 90 dae<br>\u2022 Huishoudings is verantwoordelik vir 76,56% van die skuld<br>\u2022 Waterskuld maak 37,7% van die skuld uit wat lank reeds agterstallig is<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Die metro self erken probleme soos beperkte toegang tot sekere gebiede, onwettige aansluitings, foutiewe rekeninge weens geskatte lesings en die moeilikheid om dienste af te sny veral in Eskom-gebiede.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alhoewel die metro meld dat 32% van die begroting deur kostebesnoeiing gespaar is, los dit nie die kernprobleem van finansi\u00eble drukbop inwoners op nie. Plekke soos Benoni (82,66%) en Springs (84,97%) presteer steeds swak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Die situasie is onvolhoubaar en die hulpbehoewende beleid moet dringend hersien word, die rekeningstelsel moet opgegradeer word om minder op skatting staat te maak en daar moet strenger opgetree word teen opsetlike wanbetalers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ekurhuleni kan nie langer &#8216;n finansi\u00eble noodsituasie as &#8216;n dissiplineprobleem behandel nie. Indien die metro nie sy benadering verander nie, sal die skuldkrisis net verder verdiep en die vertroue van inwoners verder skade ly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Die VF Plus waarsku al geruime tyd dat die huidige invorderingsmodel en stygende tariewe onvolhoubaar is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hierdie verslag bevestig presies waarteen die party gewaarsku het. 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