3.5 The Joe Gqabi District Municipality The Joe Gqabi District Municipality (JGDM) reported that all grants funds were spent and there were no deviations to be reported. With respect to budget performance, the JGDM reported that its total operating budget of R 322 million was under-spent by 17.46 percent. The JGDM added that with respect to planned revenue collection it underperformed because it collected 24 percent less than its budgeted revenue collection. The municipality further reported that it is 86 percent capital grant dependent; it is 87 percent operational grant dependent; and 27 percent of the operational budget was used to pay for salaries. The JGDM further reported that 7.7 per cent was spent on repairs and maintenance.