KZN Budget Tabled: What does it really mean?

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Provincial Finance MEC Francois Rodgers has today outlined KwaZulu-Natal's spending plans, detailing how R168 billion will be allocated across provincial departments.

This marks an increase from last year’s R158 billion budget.
However, we'd firstly like to know what tabling a budget means and the big question on everyone's lips, why should we care as KZN citizens?

Marcel Kohler, Senior lecturer and researcher in International Trade and Finance from the University of KwaZulu-Natal answers these questions for us.

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10 Mar English South Africa Society & Culture · Personal Journals

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