Fix local government to drive growth and investment, BER urges
New report says political interference must be reduced and national government needs clearer powers to intervene
06 January 2025 - 05:00
Curb political interference in municipal management and give the national government clearer powers to intervene in failing municipalities to ensure they can deliver services and support economic revival.
These are among the recommendations of a new Bureau for Economic Research (BER) report, which argues that failure to improve municipal outcomes will mute the effect of the government’s broader structural reforms to boost economic growth...
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