DA wrong to say 67% of Cape Town's budget is spent on poor communities
What do Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille, Democratic Alliance national spokesman Phumzile van Damme, member of parliament Kevin Mileham, Cape Town councillor Anda Ntsodo and shadow minister of water and sanitation Nosimo Balindlela have in common?They have all claimed that the Democratic Alliance-run City of Cape Town municipality spends 67% of its budget in poor communities.This highly contested factoid has also featured in the party’s local government election manifesto and on its official Facebook page.Is there data to support the claim, though?How the city interprets 'poor'Africa Check contacted the Democratic Alliance at the beginning of May 2016 to ask for evidence to support the claim — as it was cited in their election manifesto: “In the 2014-15 financial year, the City of Cape Town spent 67% of its budget in poor communities.”In response, the party sent us a memorandum which provided a “summary of the City of Cape Town’s approach in determining what portion of its budget ...
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