Godongwana to address concerns over municipal funding, Ramaphosa says
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Sabcnews
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana will address concerns about the use of funds allocated to municipalities in his budget statement on Wednesday. The government is considering attaching conditions to equitable share transfers, Ramaphosa said at an election rally in Daveyton, according to Sabcnews.
ANC president and South African head of state Cyril Ramaphosa said Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana would address concerns about municipal funding in his medium-term budget statement on Wednesday. Ramaphosa was speaking on Tuesday at an African National Congress (ANC) election campaign event in Daveyton, in the municipality of Ekurhuleni.
The government is considering attaching conditions to equitable share transfers, a grant paid to municipalities, Ramaphosa said. The proposal follows concerns about public funds being used for purposes other than those intended. The president also referred to constraints at national level which, he said, affect the use of funds allocated to local authorities.
Wednesday’s budget statement is expected to address how these funds will be monitored, he said. The previous day, Ramaphosa had raised the possibility of fuel price relief in South Africa.
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