Gauteng MEC for Finance Ms Barbara Creecy today congratulated Gauteng Provincial Treasury for achieving two important awards. Treasury’s important work with municipalities was recognised last week at the ‘Institute of Municipal Financial Officers’ Annual Audit and Risk Indaba, where the department received two significant awards for its work.
The first award was for “Dedicated support for operation clean audit”, the second was for “Dedicated support for governance processes in municipalities”.
Commenting to the media at the presentation of Ekurhuleni’s 2014/15 Budget this morning by MMC Moses Makwakwa at the Germiston Council Chambers, the MEC said: I want to congratulate my predecessor MEC Mandla Nkomfe for his award winning work in supporting municipalities to promote good budget and fiscal management”.
The two awards recognise Gauteng Provincial Treasury’s contribution to helping municipalities improve supply chain management, accelerate spending and revenue collection in line with approved budgets.
It also recognises the work done in establishing and hosting quarterly Internal Audit and Risk management forums. These forums help amongst others to ensure municipalities address issues raised by the Auditor General in their annual audit reports.
The Gauteng Provincial Treasury hopes to build on its existing track record of working with municipalities in the area of financial management to enhance co-operation around budgeting for service delivery priorities.
“As the new MEC for Finance in the province I want to strengthen relations with this important sphere of government to ensure continued support and cooperation” said the MEC. “That’s why I’m here today to understand Ekurhuleni’s budgetary priorities”.
The Gauteng Provincial Government together with the three Metros and two District Municipalities have a combined budget of over R200 billion.
“It is more urgent and more important than ever before that we build a closer relationship between provincial and local government on budget matters. In tough economic times, improved co-operation will allow us to stretch the rand better to meet the needs of our people,” said the MEC.
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John Sukazi
Head of Communication
Cell: 083 772 4885
Email: john.sukazi@gauteng.gov.za
