South Africa: Fiscal Accountability and Oversight in the Spotlight At NCOP Workshop

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On the Constitutional Imperatives for Fiscal Accountability and Oversight of the NCOP, Prof Omphemetse Sibanda of the University of Limpopo, started off by weighing in on an idea that there is no need for new legislation for oversight and accountability.

In his view, one can never say we have too much legislation when that's asked of us by the constitution: efficiency and equity has not been achieved. "We can't discount that until there's transparency in the management of public finance." He stated that we are all affected by how our fiscus is managed. "Well and sustainable management of budget, public finance accountability will ensure that there's service delivery."

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