BHC aims to mitigate P14.5m profit slump
Monday, November 21, 2022 | 140 Views |
BHC Headquaters PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
According to the group’s unaudited results for the six months ended September 30, 2022, the corporation attributed the decrease to an increase in operating expenses and financing costs.
The group’s operating costs also increased year on year on the back of increased repairs and maintenance. Commenting on the results, BHC's acting CEO Nkaelang Matenge said during the period under review, they did not start any project and it has affected the rate of capitalisation to projects of both interest expenses and staff costs resulting in an increase in interest expenses year on year by 24% to P18 million.
That a single private law firm pocketed P6.5 million for just four cases, out of a total P11.1 million paid for 25 matters, reeks of a system that was not merely disorganised but open to abuse.Bayford has taken a welcome first step by telling the Public Accounts Committee the truth. Now he must act decisively to ensure it never happens again and that any money lost to wrongdoing is recovered.The figures are staggering. Whilst ordinary Batswana...