High utility bills vex GCC

Number- crunching: GCC in session
Number- crunching: GCC in session

The Gaborone City Council (GCC) is concerned by rising costs of electricity and water in schools and other facilities under its control. The council said the costs are high despite efforts to educate users on conservation.

The local authority recently approved a P323.1 million budget for the 2015-2016 financial year, representing a 6.3 percent increase on the 2014-2015 figures.

GCC finance committee chairman, Sesupo Jacobs noted that the council was paying increasingly higher utility bills at its facilities, despite educational campaigns that have even spread to pupils in primary schools.

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