Fiscal cadastral reform and the implementation of CAMA in Cape Town
Whittal, Jennifer and Michael Barry
The City of Cape Town has recently implemented Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal (CAMA) for the purposes of generating market values of approximately 550 000 residential properties in the Metropolitan City of Cape Town. Market valuations are used as the basis for property taxation at local government level, and are critical in the provision of income for effective provision of services and management of the City. This paper begins with a general introduction of current research projects which focus on this case study in particular, and on fiscal cadastral reform in general. It then describes the General Valuation Project 2000 (GV2000) and identifies the technology of CAMA as a primary element within a complex system of fiscal cadastral reform. The paper identifies the predominant forces which drove reform in the case of Cape Town, and the risks associated with it. The mechanisms used to resolve disputes, and their outcomes, are described. A description of the current status of the GV2000 project concludes the paper.
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