90% of National Government Grants to WC Government cut in real terms
24 April 2023
The Division of Revenue Bill for 2023 has seen real decreases in funding to 20 out of 22 key conditional grants that the Western Cape Government receives from National Government. This is despite a record of good governance and unqualified audits for all Western Cape Government departments in the 2021/22 financial year, the latest year fully audited by the Auditor General South Africa.
A breakdown of the cuts can be seen here:
Conditional grants are transfers from National Government to provincial governments that can only be used for a specific predetermined purpose.