In the wake of the damning results of the Auditor General’s findings into the millions of pula misspent, wasted and abused in the first eight months of the pandemic, more scrutiny is being piled onto how fiscal authorities monitor public expenditure.
The pandemic burnt a large hole in public revenues, with government drawing down P12.6 billion from the country’s reserves in 2020 to support the budget and COVID-19 spending. That some of these funds were spent on the fly-by-night suppliers and inflated procurement has enraged Batswana who have had to put up with tax and levy increases this year to patch the holes.
