Mkhize tables R62 bn budget for 2021/22 Updated
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Health Minister Zweli Mkhize has tabled a R62.5 billion budget for the 2021/22 financial year.
Health expenditure is expected to increase by 0,8% per year, from R58.1 billion in 2020/21 to R59.4 billion in 2023/24.
Mkhize appeared before the National Assembly on Thursday, where members of Parliament debated the budget vote.
The bulk of the budget is expected to be directed towards the prevention and treatment of communicable and non-communicable disease, with more than R32 million set aside.
More than R21 million will be pumped towards hospital systems, while R6 million will be pumped towards human resources.
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