WHEREAS the rural and urban divide is becoming more pronounced all the time.

WHERAS The Municipalities Act legislates and outlines both urban and rural municipalities responsibilities to levy taxes and governs how taxes are levied.

WHEREAS under the current version of The Municipalities Act, urban municipalities have far more latitude in determining appropriate taxation through the use of tax subclasses.

WHEREAS under the current version of The Municipalities Act, urban municipalities have far more latitude in determining appropriate taxation through use of tax subclasses which is a distinct advantage that rural municipalities don’t enjoy.

BE IT RESOLVED that SARM lobby the provincial government to update The Municipalities Act to allow for the creation of subclasses of tax categories to create equity among urban and rural counterparts.