FUNDING WITHHELD: Treasury insists R13.5bn municipal freeze is corrective, but service delivery fears remain
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Daily MaverickFUNDING WITHHELD: Treasury insists R13.5bn municipal freeze is corrective, but service delivery fears remaindailymaverick.co.zaThe National Treasury has defended its decision to temporarily withhold R13.5-billion in July equitable share transfers from 69 municipalities, saying the freeze could last as little as one or two weeks if councils submit proper payment plans and proof that they are correcting financial management failures.
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