DIS hit with P100m budget cut

According to draft estimates accompanying the 2020/21 budget seen by Mmegi this week, Finance Minister, Thapelo Matsheka raised his axe across nearly all government ministries and entities, including perceived sacred cows.

Last Monday, Matsheka presented a P12 billion budget for 2020/21 to legislators, representing a drop of about P5 billion from the 2019/20 budget. The reduced spending was made necessary largely by the need to accommodate increases in civil servant and armed forces salaries, amongst others.