ANC votes against increasing jobs and social grants for the poor in SA
17 May 2016
Today, the ANC voted against the DA's proposals to make adjustments of R9.52 billion to the 2016/17 budget which were aimed at improving the lives of people in South Africa.
The amendments were proposed at a meeting of the Standing Committee on Appropriations. However, in the end the ANC voted against the DA's proposals to:
- create jobs by allocating an additional R1.2 billion to fund approximately 180 000 new work opportunities in the Expanded Public Works Programme;
- fight crime by allocating an additional R500 million to establish a specialized unit to fight gang and drug-related crime;