Treasury slams brakes on Bay’s R23bn write-off plan
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The National Treasury has rejected the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality’s proposed blanket write-off of R23bn in unauthorised, irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure, warning that the process is legally defective.
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The National Treasury has rejected the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality’s proposed blanket write-off of R23bn in unauthorised, irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure, warning that the process is legally defective.
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