Western Cape Premier Alan Winde in his address marking the opening of provincial Parliament said he will continue to challenge the budget allocated to the province, given the significant population growth in the region.
The Democratic Alliance led government says
150,000 new residents are settling in the province every year, making it the
province with the third largest population of almost 7.5 million, meanwhile the
province only receives the fifth largest budget.
Picture by: WCProvPar/ XIn address for his second term, Winde stated
that he won’t stop challenging the national government where he believes it’s
not giving the province what’s due to it.
“We won’t just do this for the Western Cape, we
will do this alongside Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal, because they too are being
prejudiced by this process. We must make sure they too get their fair share,”
said the Western Cape Premier Alan Winde.
Winde said the growing population is impacting
the provision of social services.
“It is anticipated that our population will
reach 10 million citizens by 2040. This population growth comes with
significant challenges, it places increased pressure on every single one of us
in this government.”
Overall, the Premier is confident that his
government has established a strong basis for effective service delivery over
the past 5 years, despite numerous obstacles.
Done by: Sihle Jezile
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