NW Budget will not rebuild a collapsed province
5 March 2019
The Democratic Alliance (DA) in North West today rejected the proposed R44 billion provincial budget as it fails to respond to the dire socio-economic needs of the people of the province.
It is ridiculous that a provincial government under administration will receive R44 billion to fund its poor governance track record for another year.
This budget is an ANC-centred budget, with both the Office of the Premier and the Legislature enjoying funding allocations larger than those of the Department of Economy and Enterprise Development and Tourism largely responsible for ensuring economic growth and job creation. This is a travesty.
The latest unemployment figures for the Fourth Quarter 2018 show that the official unemployment rate currently stands at 26.6%. while the real unemployment rate which include those persons who have given up on searching for a job stands at 42.9%.