The Western Cape government is ready to take the national government to court and declare an intergovernmental dispute over unfair budget allocations.
Premier Alan Winde said that the Western Cape government is willing and able to take the matter to court if there is no resolution between the Cape government and Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana and Co-operative Governance Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa.
What is the issue?Winde made these comments on Tuesday, on the sidelines of his address to the Cape Town Press Club, according to Business Day.
According to the premier, there have been a number of letters, sent by the Western Cape Government to the finance minister, that have gone unanswered or have been ignored .
Winde explained that the Western Cape has the third-highest population size in the country but it was fifth in terms of its budgetary allocation.
