Municipal debt billions questioned amid billing disputes
Opposition politicians are calling for independent audits of municipal debtors’ books, while utility experts warn that inaccurate billing could be contributing to the country’s growing municipal debt crisis.
Estimated meter readings, disputed accounts and billing errors are adding uncertainty to municipal efforts to recover outstanding revenue.
Estimated readings Matthew Koller, general manager at Fungi Utilities, said a lot of the outstanding debt could be linked to disputed estimates, undetected water leaks and billing discrepancies.
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