South African Govt Backtracks on Perks for Cabinet Ministers After Public Outcry scrollaafrica: SouthAfrica
The government fat cats living lavishly on salaries of R2.4 million for ministers and R2 million for deputy ministers have, for years, been exempted from paying their utilities bills.
The new handbook was amended to remove a cap on municipal utilities for ministers and their deputies. The amendment to the handbook came months after the president announced a salary hike of 3% for politicians and other government officials, backdated to April 2021 and applicable to all categories of public office bearers.
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