Costing of Municipal Services to Inform DORA Allocations: Final Report

SALGA in collaboration with the Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) has released a study titled Costing of Municipal Services to Inform DORA Allocations: Final Report. They "developed an approach for estimating the cost of providing basic services to poor households and amongst many the results this project show that administrative costs associated with providing basic services are significantly high in many municipalities.

Included in the research are costs associated with providing Electricity, Water, Sanitation, Solid Waste, Roads and Storm Water, Cemeteries, Fire Services and Municipal administration. These service offerings are core and are thus fundamental to all municipal activities.

The research methodology is designed to unpack capital and operational costs in different municipalities across the country taking into account geospatial and socio-economic variables."