Mthuli gives in to MPs’ demands

FINANCE minister, Mthuli Ncube, has been forced to increase the budget allocation for Parliament to curry favour with legislators after they threatened not to pass his ‘anti-poor’ budget.

Members of Parliament (MPs) demanded top-of-the-range Toyota Land Cruiser  vehicles, hotel stay for their spouses, huge perks, additional benefits as well as payment of salaries for their workers.

They complained about their welfare which they said did not match their counterparts in the Southern African Development Community region, adding that they were a laughing stock in their respective constituencies.

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