The National Treasury, on December 20, published the local government revenue and expenditure report for the first quarter period from July 1 to September 30, which showed that aggregate spending by municipalities was 21.6%, or R140.4-billion, of the total adopted expenditure budget of R649.9-billion for the financial year ended February 2025. Aggregated billing and other revenue were 26.4%, or R172.3-billion, of the total adopted revenue budget of R652.3-billion. Capital expenditure amounted to R9.2-billion, or 11.9%, of the adopted capital budget of R77.4-billion.