Defence department overspent on salaries by R3.6 billion, claims it cannot be held liable
“No one within the DoD can be held accountable with regard to the incurrence of unauthorised expenditure as defined by the Public Finance Management Act, as these cuts and underfunding were imposed on the department by the national fiscus,” Abotsi stated.
Problem ‘imposed on the department’ Abotsi’s presentation concluded with a bold statement that any financial issues faced by the DoD were national government’s fault.1 billion if National Treasury did not give the DoD more money.
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