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EC fails to pass Provincial adjustment budget

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Dear Editor

Today, 8 December 2022, the Eastern Cape legislature sat to approve the provincial adjustment budget, but could not do so. The budget impacts more than six million people, but the process is now in limbo.

The sitting had to be adjourned at lunchtime as there was no quorum. This follows after the DA walked out of the chamber, as we do not support the adjustment budget. Many members of the ANC caucus were also not in attendance.

Some of the reasons why we did not support the budget are:

  • There is no money left for scholar transport for the financial year.
  • The health department is technically bankrupt.
  • There is a shortfall on the legislature budget so it cannot function effectively.
  • Public works has irregular expenditure of close to R1 billion with no steps in place to fix it.
  • There is no plan to deal with high cost of employment, to enhance revenue and to rationalise public entities.

Regards

Nqaba Bhanga, MPL
DA EC Provincial Leader

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