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Data Consistency and Its Implications for Municipal Policymaking in South Africa: an Analysis of Survey, Deeds, Valuation Rolls, and Municipal Budgets

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This paper seeks to present some empirical findings on the implications of inconsistencies in spatial data and valuation rolls on municipal budgets using a case study from South Africa. The focus is to inform policy and practice about the financial implications as well as to contribute to the existing academic debate on property rating.

Source: Municipal economy of cities

DOI: 10.33042/2522-1809-2025-2-190-2-14

Authors: Pieter-Hendrik Venter, Partson Paradza, Benita Zulch, Andries Masenge

Institutions: University of Pretoria, University of the Witwatersrand, University of the Free State

Language: English

Topic: Local Government Finance and Decentralization

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4409512149

FWCI: 4.02

Cites: 8

Cited by: 1

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