WARD 72 NEWS UPDATE
JULY 2019
Councils fight Tito Mboweni’s cost-cutting measures - Is Wasteful Expenditure over?
Far-reaching municipal cost-cutting measures introduced by Treasury will not be implemented by municipalities until July 19. This year’s Municipal Cost Containment Regulations were gazetted in terms of the Municipal Finance Management Act.
The measures were heralded as a great initiative to eliminate wasteful and reckless spending by political office bearers and municipal officials.
The cost-cutting measures include -
https://city-press.news24.com/News/councils-fight-tito-mbowenis-cost-cutting-measures-20190625
Far-reaching municipal cost-cutting measures introduced by Treasury will not be implemented by municipalities until July 19. This year’s Municipal Cost Containment Regulations were gazetted in terms of the Municipal Finance Management Act.
The measures were heralded as a great initiative to eliminate wasteful and reckless spending by political office bearers and municipal officials.
The cost-cutting measures include -
- Limiting the use of consultants
- Doing away with official credit cards
- Limiting the amount of money spent on cars for mayors to no more than R700 000
- Allowing for catering under strict conditions
- Restricting business-class travel to trips exceeding five hours, and
- Tightening accommodation expenses.
https://city-press.news24.com/News/councils-fight-tito-mbowenis-cost-cutting-measures-20190625
