Hill-Lewis pleads with finance minister to avoid ‘anti-poor’ budget cuts

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has made a desperate plea to Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana, ahead of today’s budget speech, not to reduce grant funding to municipalities and provinces. Also read: Budget cuts see WCED scrap plans to build 21 new schools On Monday, Hill-Lewis urged Godongwana to protect grant funding and equitable share allocations to municipalities for the next three … Continue reading Hill-Lewis pleads with finance minister to avoid ‘anti-poor’ budget cuts