Parliament seeks legal opinion after virus changes basic education’s budget

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Parliament seeks legal opinion after virus changes basic education’s budget
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The basic education department also doesn't qualify for funds from the R500 billion relief package.

The basic education department also doesn’t qualify for funds from the R500 billion relief package.

The department’s annual performance plan was tabled at Parliament in March – before the national state of disaster was declared. Furthermore, the basic education department doesn’t qualify for funds from the R500 billion relief package.The minister and Mweli are concerned about the legality of spending a budget which has not been approved by parliament.

“At this point, we can just note the report. Covid-19 happened to all of us unexpectedly. Now the DBE is unlikely to implement its plans the way it planned.

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