Finance MEC urges KZN departments to monitor spending patterns
Delivering the speech on the province's budget adjustment at the KZN legislature, Finance MEC has warned that if the Health and Education Departments over-spend it will place the province in a critical situation.
MEC Belinda Scott says KwaZulu-Natal has a reserve of R400 million for the rest of the 2016/17 fiscal.
READ the Finance Department's full budget adjustment here.
She says Treasury is working closely with these departments on their cost containment plans.
Scott says these are critical times when it comes to finances for both provincial and national departments.
National school nutrition programme grant is being increased by R8.536 million #kznbugetadjustment
— Anelisa Kubheka (@AnelisaKubheka) November 24, 2016
KZN mec Belinda Scott says financially the province and the nation is im critical time #kznbugetadjustment
— Anelisa Kubheka (@AnelisaKubheka) November 24, 2016
Should health dep and education over spend, the R400 million reserve Kzn has will not be enough for the fiscus #kznbugetadjustment pic.twitter.com/JL6uylIZvY
— Anelisa Kubheka (@AnelisaKubheka) November 24, 2016