DMRE budget slashed by R1.5bn

The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy’s (DMRE’S) budget for the 2020/21 financial year has been reduced by R1.5-billion, from the initial R9.3-billion, owing to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, taking the revised yearly budget for the financial year to R7.8-billion.

The Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy has adopted its report on the adjustment budget, Vote 34 of the DMRE, notwithstanding minority opinion.