Public money · municipality
Bitou
Budgets, audited spending, grants, reported unauthorised and irregular expenditure and audit opinions, by financial year, as National Treasury publishes them for Bitou Local Municipality Council.
Income statement, headline items
Original budget, adjusted budget and audited actual side by side; each is its own figure
| Financial year | Item | Original budget | Adjusted budget | Audited actual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | R 1 072 557 106 | R 1 088 837 082 | — |
| Total Expenditure | R 1 072 309 647 | R 1 087 389 136 | — | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | R 247 459 | R 1 447 946 | — | |
| 2024/25 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 999 946 097 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 929 044 659 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | R 70 901 438 | |
| 2023/24 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 909 727 746 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 874 169 906 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | R 35 557 840 | |
| 2022/23 | Total Revenue (excluding capital transfers and contributions) | — | — | R 839 978 933 |
| Total Expenditure | — | — | R 796 793 986 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | — | — | R 43 184 947 |
Unauthorised, irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure
As the municipality reported it; not a finding of wrongdoing by itself
| Year | Unauthorised | Irregular | Fruitless and wasteful |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | R 32 million | R 22 million | R 1,2 million |
| 2022/23 | R 0 | R 175 345 | R 75 000 |
| 2021/22 | R 885 million | R 73 million | R 0 |
| 2020/21 | R 35 million | R 44 million | R 102 577 |
| 2019/20 | R 24 million | R 119 million | R 3,7 million |
| 2018/19 | R 250 million | R 48 million | R 645 683 |
| 2017/18 | R 58 million | R 17 million | R 0 |
| 2016/17 | — | R 15 million | R 43 750 |
Audit opinions
The Auditor-General's opinion on the annual financial statements, per year
| Year | Opinion | Report |
|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | Audit report (external site) |
| 2022/23 | Unqualified - No findings | Audit report (external site) |
| 2021/22 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | Audit report (external site) |
| 2020/21 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | Audit report (external site) |
| 2019/20 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | not linked |
| 2018/19 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | Audit report (external site) |
| 2017/18 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | Audit report (external site) |
| 2016/17 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | Audit report (external site) |
| 2015/16 | Unqualified - No findings | Audit report (external site) |
| 2014/15 | Unqualified - No findings | Audit report (external site) |
| 2013/14 | Unqualified - No findings | Audit report (external site) |
| 2012/13 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | Audit report (external site) |
| 2011/12 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | Audit report (external site) |
| 2010/11 | Unqualified - Emphasis of Matter items | Audit report (external site) |
Capital expenditure by type
Latest audited year with figures; original and adjusted budgets beside the audited actual
| Type | Original budget | Adjusted budget | Audited actual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deprecation | R 40 million | — | R 43 million |
| New | R 117 million | — | R 81 million |
| Renewal | R 5,9 million | — | R 4,5 million |
| Repairs and maintenance | R 48 million | — | R 33 million |
| Upgrading | R 60 million | — | R 49 million |
Conditional grants
Largest grant budgets in the latest year published (Treasury publishes budgets, not audited receipts, here)
| Grant | Adjusted budget |
|---|---|
| Integrated National Electrification Programme (Municipal) Grant | R 8,0 million |
| Other Departments | R 690 000 |
| Municipal Disaster Recovery Grant | R 4,6 million |
| Municipal Infrastructure Grant | R 27 million |
| Expanded Public Works Programme Integrated Grant (Municipality) | R 2,6 million |
| Public Works, Roads and Transport | R 1,7 million |
| Local Government Financial Management Grant | R 1,6 million |
| Housing and Local Government | R 119 000 |
- capital
- 2017/18 – 2025/26
- conditional grant
- 2012/13 – 2018/19
- income expenditure
- 2017/18 – 2025/26
- uifw expenditure
- 2011/12 – 2023/24
Tender notices by the municipality
Where the municipality publishes on the eTender portal under its demarcation name
APPOINTMENT OF SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR MULTIDISCIPLINARY HEALTH AND WELLNESS SERVICES FOR A PERIOD ENDING 30 JUNE 2029.
Compilation of Spatial Development Framework (SDF) and Capital Expenditure Framework (CEF) for Bitou Local Municipality.
Supply & Delivery of Disaster Relief Items – Food Parcel for a period ending 30 June 2029.
SUPPLY, INSTALL AND COMMISSION REVERSE OSMOSIS MEMBRANES AT THE PLETTENBERG BAY DESALINATION PLANT.
Manufacture, Supply and Delivery of New Rescue Pumper for a period ending 30 June 2027.
Supply & Delivery of Disaster Relief Items – Covered Matrasses for a period ending 30 June 2029.
Re-Advertisement of Supply and delivery of Law enforcement Officers uniforms for a period ending 30 June 2029.
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR A MULTI-YEAR PERIOD ENDING JUNE 2029.
Supply & Delivery of Firefighting Equipment & Medical Consumables for a period ending 30 June 2029
Re-Advertisement Supply & Delivery of Fire Fighters Station Uniform for a period ending 30 June 2029
Provision of Secure Mobile Data Service for a period ending 30 June 2029.
Provision & Maintenance of a Public Safety Incident Management & Communications Information System for a period ending 30 June 2029.
Re-advertisement for the appointment of a Service Provider to provide Local Tourism Organisation (LTO) functions in terms of Destination Marketing, Destination Management and Destination Development for a period ending 30 June 2029.
Construction Health & Safety Services for Multi-year period ending 30 June 2029.
RE-ADVERTISEMENT: INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, MONITORING, AND RESPONSE OF SECURITY ALARMS, SURVEILLANCE, AND VISIBILITY SYSTEMS FOR A PERIOD ENDING 30 JUNE 2029.
Re-Advertisement of Supply and Delivery of Emergency and Disaster Human Settlements Material for a period ending on 30 June 2029.
PLETTENBERG BAY WTW PHASE 3 UPGRADE: REFURBISHMENT OF THE 8Ml/D MOORE AIRLIFT FILTERS AND MODIFICATION OF CONTROLS ON RAPID GRAVITY FILTERS.
CONSTRUCTION OF THE EBENEZER OUTFALL SEWER
UPGRADE OF MARINE WAY SEWER
Appointment of a Service Provider to provide Local Tourism Organisation (LTO) functions in terms of Destination Marketing, Destination Management and Destination Development for a period of 36 calendar months
Construction of Civil Engineering Services for Ebenezer Phase 4B – Portion 3.
DRILLING BOREHOLES FOR KURLAND WELLFIELD
PRINTING & DISTRIBUTION OF MUNICIPAL ACCOUNTS, NOTICES & NEWSLETTERS FOR A PERIOD ENDING 30 JUNE 2029.
Provision of an External Loan to the Amount of R69 113 460.00.
Supply and Delivery of Emergency and Disaster Human Settlements Material for a period ending 30 June 2029.
Why no ward figures
National Treasury reports municipal finance for the municipality as a whole. Mandate SA shows it at that level and never divides it across wards; a ward’s page links here instead.