Joburg council finally passes R59bn budget

THE City of Johannesburg’s R59-billion budget was finally approved by the city council yesterday after it was rejected twice in the past two weeks by opposition parties claiming it was anti-poor.

Mayor Herman Mashaba said the council had passed the multi-party coalition government’s operational and capital budgets and Integrated Development Plan for the 2018-19 financial year in full compliance with the Municipal Finance Management Act.

This was the second budget passed under the coalition of the DA‚ IFP‚ ACDP‚ UDM‚ COPE and VF+‚ with the support of the EFF and the AIC‚ he said. – TimesLIVE