Plan supported by ANC and EFF goes against calls to cut government expenditure across the board
A DA proposal to increase the number of seats in the Western Cape provincial legislature has drawn criticism amid calls for the government to cut expenditure across the board.
The DA’s plan, which emerged in 2019, has been tentatively backed by the ANC in the province, which says it will need to air the matter at national leadership level. The EFF has also backed the idea. A constitutional amendment will be required to increase the number of seats, and with the three largest parties in parliament backing the proposal, it’s all but cast in stone.The proposal is to increase the number of seats to 52 or 54. With members of the provincial legislature earning at least R1.
The equitable share formula enables the national government to‚ according to developmental demands‚ distribute money to provinces from revenue collected nationally. It is also used to allocate funding to the country’s municipalities.
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