Billions in irregular expenditure and millions in fruitless and wasteful expenditure by government departments while Gauteng residents are in dire need of proper service delivery
21 November 2021
With the increase in unemployment and poor service delivery in the Gauteng Province, it is extremely concerning to note that irregular expenditure and fruitless and wasteful expenditure has drastically increased for the 2020/21 financial year.
This information was revealed by the Auditor-General (AG) in a report that took into account the overall audit outcomes for all Gauteng departments for the previous financial year.
Irregular expenditure for the previous financial year totalled a whopping R9.7 billion. The worst offenders are:
Department of Health - R3 921 800 000,00