Parly Committee on CoGTA to meet Treasury over municipal funding cuts
National Treasury withheld the July equitable share funding of the affected municipalities, including the City of Johannesburg, citing persistent non-compliance with the Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA).
National Treasury said the responsibility for implementing consequence management against non-compliant officials rested with municipal councils and their disciplinary boards.
Treasury freezes funding for 69 municipalities: Municipal workers’ union SAMWU said withholding funds and austerity measures would not resolve the underlying crisis, and called for a complete overhaul of the municipal funding model.
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