Council overspends by P6.6million

He added that council was expected to generate P16 million from its own revenue sources like rates and service levies, but only P11 million was collected.He noted that property owners still owe a total of P5 million for the rates and service levy.  The mayor added that the serious economic decline has led to challenges in provision of public goods and services because the national budget became more constrictive.

"This means that council has to rely on alternative sources of funding to continue to provide services," he added.The mayor said that failure to pay rates and service levies compromises the council's ability to provide essential services such as refuse collection, maintenance of infrastructure and roads.  He implored those with outstanding dues to settle their debts so that council's capacity to provide services improves.