Budget 2017
PROVINCES: More for rural municipalities
Gordhan’s ‘highly redistributive’ budget takes from the rich and gives to poor households in rural as well as urban areas. But, say experts, this puts Gauteng and the Western Cape at a disadvantage
24 February 2017 - 22:20
Provinces and municipalities are getting a bigger slice of the pie each year with more than half of the national budget heading their way. This year treasury allocated R538.2bn to provinces, up from a revised estimate of R500.4bn the year before. A further R112.5bn went to local government, which received R103.3bn last year. This means that 43.4% of the budget is going to the provinces and 9.1% to local government. Finance minister Pravin Gordhan said this year’s budget was "highly redistributive". He said the budget redistributed resources from urban economic areas to fund services in rural areas.
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