The body charged with advising the government and the Statistician-General on the production of official statistics says it will walk if the agency does not get more funding
The body charged with advising on the production of official statistics says it will walk if the agency does not get more fundingThe funding crisis at Stats SA came to a head on Tuesday as the the body charged with advising the government and statistician-general on the production of official figures threatened to resign if the agency does not get more money.
In a statement, Prof David Everatt, the chair of the SA Statistics Council said that Stats SA, which is facing the huge task of handling a national census next year, is “at a tipping point”.A subscription helps you enjoy the best of our business content every day along with benefits such as exclusive Financial Times articles, ProfileData financial data, and digital access to the Sunday Times and Times Select.
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