Maquassi Hills Local Municipality reported that they projected revenue of R248.1 million for the 2010/11 financial year. At the end of the 2010/11 financial year, the municipality managed to collect R189.6 million or 70 per cent of the estimated revenue. For the 2011/12 financial year, it had budgeted R257.5 million. The main source of this revenue is from grants and subsidies which were estimated at R71.1 million for the 2011/12 financial year which has increased significantly from the R63.6 million received by the municipality in the 2010/11.