Tabling of Mpumalanga budget for 2008/2009 financial year

19 February 2008

Mpumalanga Finance MEC, Mrs Mmathulare Coleman will table the 2008/2009 Provincial Budget to the Provincial Legislature, in terms of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA), Act 1 of 1999 (as amended by Act 29 of 1999). Chapter 4 of the PFMA stipulates that: “Parliament and each provincial legislature must appropriate money for each financial year for the requirements of the state and province…”

Details of the tabling are as follows:

Date : Tuesday, 04 March 2008
Time : 14h15
Venue : Mpumalanga Legislature Chamber, Riverside, Nelspruit


Media lockup session.

Journalists/Editors are advised that there will be a media lock-up session on the same day from 11h00. The purpose is to give journalists first hand information on the budget and to interact with the Treasury Team, which will answer all questions relating to the budget.

The venue for the media lock-up session will be advised in due course. If you are interested, you are requested to confirm your attendance with Mr Blondie Legodi at 013 766-4354 or 082 551 3353.

All media is invited.

For more information, contact:

Mohau Ramodibe @ (013) 766 4216 / 082 771 9950
Issued by Communications, Department of Finance, Mpumalanga Provincial Government