Budget gap makes Parliament sweat
Baleka Mbete is hopeful that salaries will not be frozen and says she does not oppose inquiry into state capture
30 May 2017 - 05:18
Parliament is facing a "nightmare" cash crunch that could result in the institution freezing new hires and possibly retrenching some staff. National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete conceded this on Monday when she said Parliament was under increasing financial strain. This had been made worse by a R1bn shortfall in its allocations from the Treasury. Mbete was speaking ahead of Parliament’s budget vote speech, which is scheduled for Tuesday. She touched on a number of issues, including that she was not opposed to a parliamentary commission of inquiry into state capture.
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