Unconditional Local Government Grants

Whereas previously, local governments received annual unconditional grants from the Province in two payments, one at the end of March and the other at the end of June; And whereas the 2016 grants are being paid in a single payment at the end of June, creating a cash flow hardship for small local governments that depend on the March payment to meet their operational needs: Therefore be it resolved that the provincial government process unconditional grants in two payments annually to alleviate cash flow hardships.