At least 1.5m signatories from civil society call on MP...
Since it was published, the 2021 Budget has been called out as unconstitutional and austere from many corners. More than 200 social movements, civil society organisations, trade unions and individuals, in an open letter to members of Parliament, have endorsed a call for MPs to reject the Budget and send it back to the drawing board. The current Budget will cut public spending by R265-billion over the next three years in areas which directly affect human rights. The signatories of the open letter represent 1.5 million people, according to Section27, one of the signatories. The letter urges the...
Source: dailymaverick.co.za