Gordhan Looks to Slash Travel Costs

Originally posted by Gaye Davis on EWN South Africa

Parliament's future in Cape Town could be in the balance following Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan's medium-term budget policy statement on Wednesday.

He revealed government is going to look at just how much it costs to have the National Assembly in Cape Town, while state departments and the executive are based in Pretoria.

Slashing government's travel bill is just one of a range of measures he announced today aimed at eliminating wasteful government spending.

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