Gauteng Provincial Government the worst in the country for not paying suppliers in 30 days
14 October 2019
The Gauteng Provincial Government consistently fails to pay suppliers within 30 days as it is mandated to do by the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA).
This was revealed by the Minister of Finance, Tito Mboweni while responding to the DA written questions in the National Assembly.
According to Minister Mboweni, Gauteng Provincial Government is the worst in the country in terms of not paying suppliers in 30 days for the 2018/19 financial year.
In 2018/19 financial year the Gauteng Provincial Government owed over R2,5 billion to suppliers for invoices older than 30 days and not paid by the end of March 2019.