ActionSA can reveal that the Government of National Unity (GNU) has already squandered over R141 million on travel expenses in six months—and that’s just from half the ministries and the Deputy President.
At a time when South Africans are being asked to tighten their belts with a proposed 2 percentage point VAT increase, the GNU is proving to be nothing more than a continuation of ANC-style excess and wastefulness. Worse still, those who once railed against government excesses are now party to such reckless expenditure.
ActionSA has submitted questions to every minister, demanding full disclosure of domestic and international travel costs, including expenses racked up by their deputy ministers and bloated staff contingents.
Through our GNU Performance Tracker, we will relentlessly expose every last cent wasted by these out-of-touch members of the GNU, many of whom blatantly refuse to answer or fully disclose the extent of their travel expenditure.
ActionSA continues to call for:
– Abolition of all Deputy Minister positions – an unsubstantiated expense.
– To slash the Cabinet to just 20 ministers – down from the current bloated, inefficient ineffective 75 ministers and deputies.
– These changes could instantly save the tax a payer at least R1.5 billion a year.
Bold action is needed to rein in wasteful spending, and the best place to start is with this oversized, self-indulgent executive.
ActionSA will not allow South Africans to be taxed deeper into poverty just to refill the feeding trough for indulgent career politicians. Public money is not a personal travel fund, and we will not stop until wasteful spending is exposed and eradicated.
Jet-Setting GNU Blows Over R141 Million on Travel Expenses While Eyeing VAT Increase
ActionSA can reveal that the Government of National Unity (GNU) has already squandered over R141 million on travel expenses in six months—and that’s just from half the ministries and the Deputy President.
At a time when South Africans are being asked to tighten their belts with a proposed 2 percentage point VAT increase, the GNU is proving to be nothing more than a continuation of ANC-style excess and wastefulness. Worse still, those who once railed against government excesses are now party to such reckless expenditure.
ActionSA has submitted questions to every minister, demanding full disclosure of domestic and international travel costs, including expenses racked up by their deputy ministers and bloated staff contingents.
Through our GNU Performance Tracker, we will relentlessly expose every last cent wasted by these out-of-touch members of the GNU, many of whom blatantly refuse to answer or fully disclose the extent of their travel expenditure.
ActionSA continues to call for:
– Abolition of all Deputy Minister positions – an unsubstantiated expense.
– To slash the Cabinet to just 20 ministers – down from the current bloated, inefficient ineffective 75 ministers and deputies.
– These changes could instantly save the tax a payer at least R1.5 billion a year.
Bold action is needed to rein in wasteful spending, and the best place to start is with this oversized, self-indulgent executive.
ActionSA will not allow South Africans to be taxed deeper into poverty just to refill the feeding trough for indulgent career politicians. Public money is not a personal travel fund, and we will not stop until wasteful spending is exposed and eradicated.