South Africa's national legislature has paid more than R80 million in medical aid contributions to just over 1 000 former MPs and MPLs. | JasonFelix
South Africa's national legislature has paid more than R80 million in medical aid contributions to just over 1 000 former MPs and MPLs.
This has added to a reported net liability amounting to R1.293 billion due to the post-retirement medical provision for former members of Parliament and provincial legislatures. This was contained in a report of the Joint Standing Committee on the Financial Management of Parliament's 2020/21 Annual Report.Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.
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