Tito Mboweni this week confirmed 44 municipalities had their municipal infrastructure grants reallocated to other municipalities.
The Independent Municipal and Allied Trade Union on Thursday said it was concerned by reports that municipalities were failing to spend allocated infrastructure grants.
“Over and above budgeted projects and maintenance, municipalities are able to apply for conditional grants to develop, maintain and refurbish infrastructure. The trade union said that many South African municipalities are reliant on these grants to upgrade and maintain water and sanitation services, roads, public buildings and a number of other services.
“If we cannot resolve the problem at a municipal level, the union will escalate the concern to the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs.
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