Maile finds an extra R868 million as Gauteng retables its budget

By Thebe Mabanga

Gauteng finance MEC Lebogang Maile managed to find an additional R868 million as he tabled a revised budget from the 18 March. The budget now stands at R172,3 billion.

Maile said the additional resources were made “possible through the provincial allocation of unspent funds and revenue over collection from the previous financial year”. 

On the tabling of the second budget for Gauteng, Maile said: “The intense debate around this year’s National Budget has been a worthwhile exercise for the country. While some view the Budget tabling process as an indication of disruption, we view it as the clearest expression of the strength and maturity of South Africa’s democracy.”

He said the revised National Budget created scope for him to tweak the provincial budget to accommodate Premier Panyaza Lesufi’s 13 priorities outlined in his State of the Province Address. They are aimed at improving service delivery and amplifying