Johannesburg Executive Mayor Councillor Amos Masondo presents the 2005 budget Photo: Enoch Lehung, City of Johannesburg

Integrated Development Plan 2005/06 Integrated Development Plans and medium-term capital and operating budgets of the City of Johannesburg, as presented to Council on 25 May 2005. Read more Mayoral Budget Speech 2005/06 The full text of the speech Read more RELATED LINKS: Buoyant Joburg unveils record-breaking budget JOBURG is reaping the fruits of an economic boom. With revenue collection up, the mayor has been able to boost the budget to a record-breaking R18,9-billion. Read more Countdown to Joburg budget day AFTER months of talking to the public to find out their spending priorities, the mayor is ready to deliver his budget. At nearly R20-billion, it is expected to be the biggest out of any metro yet. Read more Listen to the budget on radio JOBURGERS will be able to hear first hand how the mayor plans to spend the council's cash. Read more City manager debuts on Hard Copy THE city manager will have his screen debut tonight, when he visits The Bulletin newsroom to explain the City's budget to the paper's news team. Read more

Opposition happy with the budget THE opposition Democratic Alliance has given the thumbs up to the budget, saying it provides for the basic needs of the city. May 25, 2005 By Lucky Sindane THUMBS up - that's the verdict from the Democratic Alliance (DA), the major opposition party in the council, to the City's budget. Executive Mayor Councillor Amos Masondo delivered his budget of R18,9-billion - the biggest municipal budget in the country - at the council chambers earlier today. It is made up of a capital budget of R2,8-billion and an operational budget of R16,1-billion. Victor Penning, the DA councillor for Ward 66, said the budget was not perfect but it would provide the basic needs. "We fully support the budget, but we have problems about the management of the budget. Councillors should always remember that they are working for the City not for themselves. "Management and accountability of senior officials ... is crucial," he said. "We are very happy about the capital budget and we hope that it will address the old electricity infrastructure problem that we have in our city. The City is moving to the right direction, I can say we are getting there slowly. By the 2010 World Cup, Joburg would no longer experience power outages as it did at present. "They are going to be there but they won't be as high as they are right now," Penning said. He was pleased with the allocation of about R1,4-billion over the next four years towards 2010 World Cup projects. "The Ellis Park precinct is being developed and we are going to see a lot more development projects for the [soccer] world cup. The only problem is that people are very slow when it comes to these projects. The plans are there but nothing is done yet and we only have four years left before the actual event and we have a good budget." Overall the DA was very happy with the budget, Penning said on behalf of his party, adding that there would be a better one in the coming years. Permission to use web site material Publishers may use material from this site free of charge, as long as: Credit is given to either the "City of Johannesburg website (www.joburg.org.za)" or to "Johannesburg News Agency (www.joburg.org.za)"; If the article is used online, a link is provided to the original article on this website; The name of the article's author is acknowledged; The webmaster is informed of how and where the material is used (fill in this brief online form). Johannesburg News Agency is operated by BIG Media at 011-484-1400 Print this Page E-mail this article to a friend Help using Joburg.org.za