KZN govt says no dept to face budget cuts in 2025/2026 financial year
On Tuesday, KZN Finance MEC Francois Rodgers tabled the province’s budget for the 2025/26 financial year.
KZN MEC for Finance, Francois Rodgers. Picture: @KZNTreasury/X
PIETERMARITZBURG - The KwaZulu-Natal provincial government said that no department in the administration would face budget cuts in the next financial year.
On Tuesday, KZN Finance MEC Francois Rodgers tabled the province’s budget for the 2025/26 financial year.
Over the past four years, some provincial government departments, like education, have faced budget cuts.
But Rodgers said budget cuts were a thing of the past.
"I think what is encouraging is that for the first time since 2021, we face no budget cuts, none of our departments are facing any budget cuts. The negotiated wage agreement is being fully funded by National Treasury and we welcome that."
Citing the increase in grants, he added that this was positive for the province’s finances.
"And to us, and to me, that is a sign that we're moving in the right direction. Our conditional grants have been increased substantially. The second adjustments, which are also tabled, once again shows us departments like education, and like health, when it comes to infrastructure, are getting their ducks in a row."