Officials from Treasury’s government Technical Advisory Centre (GTAC) briefed the Standing Committee on Appropriations on Wednesday on spending reviews conducted during the past five financial years.
CAPE TOWN - The National Treasury has presented various ways government can save money, including"targeted cuts" to certain departments and possible retrenchments.
GTAC and Treasury's submission also included suggestions around budget cuts and savings for national departments, like buying buildings for foreign missions instead of leasing them. The presentation by the GTAC in Treasury also said that"targeted cuts seek to eliminate lower priority programmes".Treasury acting DDG for public finance, Rendani Randela, said that targeting areas like foreign missions could also save the state a bit of money.
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