The Western Cape government is set on fighting deep cuts looming for provincial and municipal budgets after the release of Wednesday’s gloomy medium-term budget policy statement (MTBPS).

Transfers to provinces and municipalities will be reduced by a combined R40.8bn in the coming three years, finance minister Tito Mboweni announced...

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