Question NW3840 to the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
17 November 2023 - NW3840
Smalle, Mr JF to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
With 66 or 25,68% dysfunctional municipalities and a further 107 or 41,63% medium-risk municipalities and only 10,5 % stable municipalities (details furnished), what measures has she put in place to ensure that municipalities that have applied to have their debt totaling R56,8 billion written off will (a) comply with the conditions for their debts to be written off and (b) adhere to the various sets of laws and regulations that will ensure the administrative accountability of such municipalities?
Reply:
Item 4.1.3.2 of the National Treasury issued MFMA Circular No. 124 (on Municipal Debt Relief) states
“If a delegated municipality did not meet any condition during any month, the Provincial Treasury’s certificate of compliance in terms of this paragraph must include as an attachment a report explaining the non-compliance and the progressive support measures instituted by both the provincial treasury and the municipality to facilitate the municipality’s progressive adherence to the condition(s).”
It is therefore recommended that the question be redirected to Ministry of Finance for the National Treasury to provide a response accordingly.
I thank you.