Private schools in legal battle over Johannesburg's property rates policy
Zelda Venter | Published 11 minutes ago Independent schools have once again turned to court over the property rates they are being charged by the City of…
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The court earlier set aside the city’s 2023/2024 property rates by-law, as well as the property rates policy with regard to the categorisation of educational institutions. The court last year also directed the city to phase in the application of the "business and commercial" tariff over a four-year period from the 2023/24 to 2026/27 municipal financial years.
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The court earlier set aside the city’s 2023/2024 property rates by-law, as well as the property rates policy with regard to the categorisation of educational institutions.
according to IOL (Independent Online)The court last year also directed the city to phase in the application of the "business and commercial" tariff over a four-year period from the 2023/24 to 2026/27 municipal financial years.
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