Inadequate budget strains Phikwe council

SELEBI-PHIKWE: Councillors in Selebi-Phikwe Town Council (SPTC) are concerned that, despite the increase in the current budget allocation, it is still below the required amount.

The council has been allocated P83million by the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, for its Revenue Support Grant, which was an increase of P12 million from the initial P71 million.

The P12 million increment came after councillors adopted an extremely tight 2014/2015 budget.

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