Gauteng Health heads for R549 million overspend
24 November 2019
The Gauteng Health Department is headed for an overspend of R549 million this year, mostly because of medico-legal payouts and legal payments for forensic investigations by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU).
This is revealed in the Department’s Second Quarterly Report which was recently tabled in the Gauteng Legislature and covers the six month period from April to September this year.
Whereas R876 million was budgeted for administration, the projected spend at the end of the financial year at 31 March 2020 is R1.39 billion.
Other departments that will overspend include District Health Services by R40 million and Central Hospital Services by R77 million.