R4bn irregular expenditure: Gordhan can’t think Mpumalanga is ‘well run’

The Economic Freedom Fighters in Mpumalanga have questioned Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan’s compliment on the province’s finances after its irregular spending doubled to about R4 billion.

Gordhan said yesterday that Mpumalanga was “well run” after a meeting with Premier David Mabuza and his cabinet.

“What is commendable, is the premier’s pro-active approach that says we are now living in challenging economic environment, with no abundance of fiscal resources available, therefore we must live within our means. As a provincial government, we must undertake as many savings as we can. We must not put unnecessary pressure on the national fiscal,” Gordhan said.