FF Plus says Ekurhuleni’s fixed electricity charge is unfair [SOUND]

# The Freedom Front Plus has condemned the Ekurhuleni Municipality’s implementation of a fixed electricity charge, which will be phased in over the next five years. Residents, especially in Tembisa, have expressed their dissatisfaction with the fixed electricity charge of 126-rand. FF Plus’ Denise Janse van Rensburg says this basic electricity charge is unfair and makes no provision for low consumers or poorer households that do not qualify as indigent: