ANNUAL REPORTS
Gauteng government fails to spend more than R3.1bn amid increases in service delivery protests
It has often cited a lack of financial resources as a reason for nondelivery
03 October 2019 - 20:35
The Gauteng government has failed to spend R3.1bn in the 2018-19 financial year, including almost R1bn by the education department meant for building schools and buying desks and for pupil-support material.
This emerges from the provincial department’s annual reports due to be tabled in the provincial legislature by the end of October. The reports show underspending across several departments but not by the office of the premier. ..
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