# The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse says South Africans are tired of paying more for deteriorating municipal services while poor governance goes unpunished. OUTA argues that rising tariffs cannot solve financial mismanagement, corruption and failing infrastructure. The organisation says the government must ringfence revenue collected from electricity and water, implement stricter oversight of municipal finances, and impose consequences on officials responsible for mismanagement. It added the government must improve service delivery instead of raising costs for residents.
OUTA warns tariff hikes cannot solve governance crisis