DATA CONSISTENCY AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR MUNICIPAL POLICYMAKING IN SOUTH AFRICA: AN ANALYSIS OF SURVEY, DEEDS, VALUATION ROLLS, AND MUNICIPAL BUDGETS

Authors

  • Pieter-Hendrik Venter Department of Construction Economics, University of Pretoria
  • Partson Paradza School of Construction Economics and Management, Unieverity of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg
  • Benita Zulch Department of Quantity Surveying and Construction Management, University of the Free State
  • Andries Masenge Department of Statistics, University of Pretoria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33042/2522-1809-2025-2-190-2-14

Keywords:

budget, local municipalities, multidisciplinary approach, property rates, spatial data, valuation roll

Abstract

This paper seeks to present some empirical findings on the implications of inconsistencies in spatial data and valuation rolls on municipal budgets using a case study from South Africa. The focus is to inform policy and practice about the financial implications as well as to contribute to the existing academic debate on property rating.

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Case law

City Council of Pretoria v Walker 1998(3) BLCLR 1211 (CC)

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2025-03-28

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Venter, P.-H., Paradza, P., Zulch, B., & Masenge, A. (2025). DATA CONSISTENCY AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR MUNICIPAL POLICYMAKING IN SOUTH AFRICA: AN ANALYSIS OF SURVEY, DEEDS, VALUATION ROLLS, AND MUNICIPAL BUDGETS. Municipal Economy of Cities. Series: «Economy Science», 2(190), 2–14. https://doi.org/10.33042/2522-1809-2025-2-190-2-14

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Vol. 2 No. 190 (2025)

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