It is deeply significant that Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has allocated the Western Cape its full Provincial Infrastructure Grant allotment for 2010/2011 under the Division of Revenue Act (DORA), while terminating allocations to all eight other ANC-run provinces. The decision was gazetted earlier this week.
The move constitutes yet further evidence that, where the DA governs, it delivers for all and to a better standard than the ANC. In particular, it shows that the DA delivers to the poor, because the infrastructure grants in question are dedicated for education, health, roads and agriculture. A full breakdown of the Treasury's decision follows below:
Infrastructure Grant to Provinces - National Treasury allocations 2010/2011:
Eastern Cape: Stopped R502.7 million of R2.011 billion allocation (25%)
Free State: Stopped R391.2 million of R869.3 million allocation (45%)
Gauteng: Stopped R285.7 million of R952.5 million allocation (30%)
KwaZulu-Natal: Stopped R119.8 million of R2.396 billion allocation (5%)
Limpopo: Stopped R261.5 million of R1.743 billion allocation (15%)
Mpumalanga: Stopped R439.3 million of R976.3 million allocation (45%)
Northern Cape: Stopped R275.4 million of R598.8 million allocation (46%)
North West: Stopped R194.6 million of R937.1 million allocation (20%)
Western Cape: No funds stopped out of R794.8 million allocation
