eThekwini Large and Medium Manufacturing Firm Survey 2013-2014
South Africa, 2013 - 2014
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zaf-beds-elmmfs-2002-2003-v1
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School of Built Environment and Development Studies, eThekwini Municipality, World Bank, Bureau of Market Research
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q1.21d1: ways in which local rates are a problem1 (q1_21d1)
Data file: elmmfs-2013-2014-v1-s12
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
loc_start_pos:
287
loc_end_pos:
289
Width:
3
Range:
-4 - 160
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| -4 | N/A |
| 1 | Taxes are high while the quality of services provided is declining or not good |
| 2 | Basic problems are not dealt with |
| 3 | There is no consultation or decisions are taken unilaterally |
| 4 | Increases are not in line with increases in input costs |
| 5 | Rates are raised on an ad hoc basis or arbitrarily |
| 6 | Inefficient use of rates |
| 7 | High rates mean that the buildings cannot be maintained |
| 11 | Rates are too high |
| 12 | Message about place of business in city unclear from the perspective of rates |
| 13 | Rates are high because of location |
| 14 | Increases are exorbitant |
| 15 | Rentals have gone up |
| 16 | Property rates are too high and not flexible |
| 18 | Need to reduce cost structures & to become more efficient |
| 19 | Too high compared to other provinces or cities |
| 20 | Rates are high and they do not allow for subsidies |
| 21 | It takes long for the municipality to fix damaged infrastructure when reported |
| 31 | Keep revaluing the land |
| 41 | Pushes costs up |
| 42 | Fuels national inflation |
| 43 | Rates are rising in excess of inflation |
| 44 | Electricity costs are very high and are part of input costs that cannot be controlled |
| 51 | Rates are set with no concern for current economic conditions |
| 71 | A number of costs are too high |
| 110 | Too expensive for what we get |
| 111 | Taxes are rising with no equivalent increase in service delivery |
| 112 | Rates are very high because the area is industrial |
| 113 | A large increase in rates which is not substantiated |
| 115 | Local rates are over-valued in poor economic zone |
| 160 | Cost of property is too high and does not encourage new investments |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.