Maria David
EENHANA town has budgeted over N$92 million for the 2020/21 financial year, with an overall decrease of 17% on expenditure.
Town Mayor Amos Nangolo noted that the biggest chunk of the budget, an amount of N$37.5 million, will go to general operating expenses, while a total of N$30.4 million has been put aside for Council capital expenditure.
Nangolo noted that about 30% of the budget will go to personnel expenditure needs and that the Council has maintained a zero increase in tariffs or rateable items.
A total amount of N$18.7 million will go towards personnel expenditure, including salaries, allowances and benefits.
Nangolo further indicated that the budget focuses on sustainability amid the COVID-19 economic downturn.
“We have taken a bold and decisive step, which is for us to do the best we see possible and deliver a budget that will not only be able to yield the COVID-19 storm, but it should also be able to maintain our operations in a continuous and sustainable manner,” he said.
Nangolo pointed out that they find themselves in a situation where they are not able to effect any increases on their collective revenue sources.
“We will have to employ prudent and innovative revenue collection methods, leverage our income streams and exercise sustainable spreading measures in order to ensure that our heads stay above the water,” he concluded.
