Parly committee raises concern over State institutions failing to use annual budgets fully
In the 2022/23 financial year, the government underspent its budget by nearly R16 billion, with the Department of Social Development being the largest under-spender.
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JOHANNESBURG - The chairperson of Parliament’s portfolio committee on Justice and Constitutional Development, Xola Nqola, has raised concerns over State institutions failing to utilise their annual budgets fully.
Nqola made these remarks at the Public Protector’s conference on promoting good governance in Ekurhuleni on Monday.
In the 2022/23 financial year, the government underspent its budget by nearly R16 billion, with the Department of Social Development being the largest underspender.
Nqola emphasised that underspending a budget has serious consequences for the government’s overall performance.
“We approve those budgets expecting you to use those available funds. So we take serious exception when money is there, but it's not used. The actual implication when money is not used means that services are not being delivered to the people.”