KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) MEC for Finance, Ms Belinda Scott, will on Friday, 27 June 2014 at 14h00 to 15h00, deliver the alterations of the revived 2014/15 MTEF provincial budget speech at the Legislature Buildings in Pietermaritzburg.
MEC Scott will be formalizing the changes arising from the reconfiguration of some provincial departments. The Premier, at his inauguration on 26 May 2014, announced various function shifts which have to be provided for in the provincial budget.
The function shifts that were announced by the premier are as follows:
- Gaming and Betting is to be transferred from the Office of the Premier to Provincial Treasury;
- Environmental Affairs is to be transferred from the newly renamed Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to the newly renamed Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs; and
- Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife is to be moved from the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to the Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs.
Speaking ahead of the presentation MEC Scott assured the people of KwaZulu-Natal that the provincial finances are in good state and said that, We take our watchdog role very seriously and will ensure responsible spending.
We will deal with corruption and deliberate wrongdoing; unauthorized and irregular expenditure; get value for money and eliminate unnecessary costs and wastage. Clean Audits need to be a given.
All media houses are invited to attend the legislature presentation and the media briefing which is scheduled as follows:
Legislature presentation
Venue: Legislature Buildings (Pietermaritzburg)
Date: Friday, 27 June 2014
Time: 14h00 to 15h00
Media briefing
Venue: Legislature Buildings (Pietermaritzburg)
Date: Friday, 27 June 2014
Time: 15h00 to 15h30
Kindly RSVP before 10h00 on Friday, 27 June 2014 to Ntokozo Maphisa:
E-mail: Ntokozo.maphisa@gmail.com or sms/whatsapp on 082 773 0937.
More information contact :
Musa Cebisa
Cell: 071 687 8777
