Godongwana hauled to parliament over R13bn municipal funding freeze
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana will on Friday be hauled before parliament’s portfolio committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) in a high-level joint meeting to discuss National Treasury’s decision to freeze equitable share payouts for 69 municipalities to the tune of R13.
The Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC), which advises government and parliament on financial matters, has taken exception to National Treasury’s decision, with the Chapter 9 institution calling for parliament to scrutinise the move.
Noting the concerns, Cogta portfolio committee chair Zweli Mkhize consulted Cogta Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa, Godongwana, the South African Local Government Association (Salga), and the chairs of parliament’s oversight committees on finance, public accounts and appropriations.
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