BFTU upset over public finance wastefulness

In their recent response to the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the Review of the Constitution of Botswana report, BFTU said they were worried that wasteful expenditure in public finances has become a culture or a norm.

“BFTU is also concerned about a culture of cost overruns brought about by variations in the scope of work of development projects,” read part of the response. Government departments have on several occasions been accused of the wastefulness of public funds due to lack of oversight, corruption, and/or negligence in some cases.