Auditor general flags R25.7bn in irregular govt spending
Pretoria - There has been irregular expenditure of R25.7bn across the country's national and provincial departments and public entities for the 2014-15 year, Auditor General Kimi Makwetu said on Wednesday.
If there is a silver lining to his office’s general report on national and provincial audit outcomes, it's that irregular expenditure decreased by 27% over the previous year's figure of R35.28bn.
The report covers a total of 468 auditees, which include 167 national and provincial departments and 301 public entities with a total budget of R1.1trn for the year under review.
Some of the biggest culprits were the Gauteng transport department with R1.9bn, the Gauteng human settlements department with R1.9bn, the Mpumalanga health department also with R1.9bn, the SA National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) with R1.6bn, and the Gauteng education department with R1.7bn.
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