Gauteng Finance MEC Maile set to deliver provincial budget

JOHANNESBURG - Gauteng MEC for Finance Lebogang Maile will deliver the provincial budget on Tuesday.

It was initially supposed to be tabled earlier in March but was delayed after the postponement of the national budget.  

Among the national budget proposals presented to Parliament is the division of revenue bills, which determines how much money provinces are allocated from the National Treasury.  

The provincial budget in 2025 comes at a time when the National Treasury is urging government entities to tighten their belts.  

The Gauteng government has already suffered the impact of cuts.  

In 2024, it had to let over 1,000 assistant teachers go due to a freeze on funding from the National Treasury.  

At the same time, the Gauteng government is also under pressure to keep up with its multibillion-dollar payment plan to settle its e-toll debt.  

Opposition parties in the province have urged the provincial government to focus its budget for improving infrastructure, education and health.