Umphathiswa wezemali, uEnoch Godongwana, uzobe umfanekiso ongemfiliba wemeko yezimali zeli lizwe esithi inkcitho karhulumente igqithile kwingeniso ukusukela ngexesha lokudodobala kwezimali kwihlabathi ngonyaka ka-2008.
Ethe thaca intetho yakhe yomgaqo-nkqubo wohlahlo lwabiwo-mali lwexesha eliphakathi kwiNdlu yoWiso-mthetho ngoLwesithathu, uthe ukunyuka kohlahlo lwabiwo-mali lonyaka kufikelele kwinqanaba apho urhulumente kuzakufuneka aboleke umyinge wama-R553 eebhiliyoni ngonyaka kwixesha eliphakathi.
“Ngenxa yoko, ityala linyuka lisuka kwi-R4.8 yetriliyoni ngo-2023/24 ukuya kwi-R5.2 yetriliyoni kunyaka-mali ozayo.
“Ngoku silindele ukuba ityala likarhulumente lifikelele kumashumi asixhenxe anesixhenxe eepesenti ekhulwini (77%) kwiGDP ngo2025/26.
UGodongwana uthe kule minyaka mithathu izayo, iindleko zokuhlawula amatyala njengesabelo sengeniso ziza kunyuka ukusuka ku-20.7 weepesenti ngo-2023/24 ukuya ku-22.1 weepesenti ngo-2026/27.
“Ixabiso, okanye inzala yeli tyala kunyaka ozayo kuphela, ifikelela kwi-R385.9 yeebhiliyoni zeerandi, kwisithuba seMTEF, ixabiso lenzala lifikelela kwi-R1.3 yetriliyoni. ” utshilo.
Kubalulekile, nangona kunjalo, ukubalula ukuba amanqanaba etyala lethu kunye nokunyuka kweendleko zenkonzo yamatyala akuzongxaki zona ngokwazo.
“Umceli mngeni wethu kukuba ukunyuka kweendleko zenkonzo yamatyala kudodobalisa inkcitho ebalulekileyo yoluntu, kwaye uqoqosho lwethu alukhulanga ngokukhawuleza ngokwaneleyo ukuxhasa inkcitho eyonyukayo okanye amanqanaba amatyala esinawo ngoku,” utshilo.
Ukunqanda inkcitho karhulumente, umphathiswa uthe urhulumente uza kuphonononga kwaye ahlengahlengise ubume nobungakanani bombuso, ngesicwangciso esihlanganyelweyo esilungiselelwe ukuphonononga amasebe, amaqumrhu kunye neenkqubo zikarhulumente kule minyaka mithathu izayo.
Umphathiswa uthe ingxelo yomgaqo-nkqubo ibeka iqhinga likarhulumente lokunqanda “ingxaki yemali” kunye nokuthintela ukwakhiwa kwemingcipheko yenkqubo kuqoqosho.
UGodongwana uthe olu hlahlo-lwabiwo mali lukwayithathela ingqalelo into yokuba urhulumente makahloniphe umqobo wohlahlo lwabiwo-mali, ukuze
ukugcina uzinzo lweenkonzo zikarhulumente ezixineneyo ziindleko zenkonzo yamatyala.
“Sicebisa isicwangciso sohlengahlengiso lwenkcitho ekujoliswe kuyo ngokusekwe kwizinto eziphambili kumgaqo-nkqubo, kunye nohlengahlengiso lukarhulumente, olubandakanya ukuvala okanye ukudibanisa amaziko angasebenziyo, neenkqubo, kunye nokuphucula ukuhambelana kwemisebenzi yawo.
“Izigqibo esizithathileyo ziquka ukuthotywa kwenkcitho kwanokubekwa phambili, logama sikwathatha amanyathelo abambekayo ukuxhasa ukukhula,” utshilo uGodongwana.