The Gauteng Provincial Government (GPG) has in the recent past received queries on the use of the corporate credit cards issued to Members of the Executive Council (MECs).
It is worth noting that corporate credit cards are issued to public office-bearers as part of their tools of trade to enable them to discharge their official duties.
These can be used both locally and internationally for official government business, including the hosting of meetings, functions and or buying gifts. The Executive Members are allocated a monthly limit of between R50 000 and R100 000.
"In the course of discharging our responsibilities, we have taken reasonable steps to ensure the prudent use of the corporate credit cards by complying with the prescribed guidelines while being conscious of the fiscal challenges that our province faces. We have always strived to stay within the prescribed monthly limits," said Mokonyane.
The current guidelines for the use of the corporate credit cards are not definitive, thus the decision to implement the recommendations of the Integrity Commissioner regarding these shortcomings.
It is with this in mind that the GPG is reviewing the guidelines to provide certainty on the interpretation and enforcement of the same.
“We want to reassure the people of Gauteng that we shall continue to do everything in our power to exercise fiscal discipline,” Mokonyane said.
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