Media Alert: Special Adjustment Budget Address - A Budget to Beat Covid-19 in the Western Cape

On Thursday, 23 July 2020, the Western Cape Minister for Finance and Economic Opportunities, David Maynier, will be delivering the Special Adjustment Budget Address in the provincial legislature.

The theme for the Special Adjustment Budget is “A Budget to Beat Covid-19 in the Western Cape” and the address will outline how the Western Cape Government’s spending will be allocated to the Covid-19 disaster.

All interested members of the public and media are welcome to watch the sitting of the Western Cape Parliament at which the Special Adjustment Budget Address will be delivered.

Date: Thursday, 23 July 2020

Time: 14:15

Livestream: Western Cape Provincial Parliament Website: www.wcpp.gov.za/node/8220

The next day, the Western Cape Government’s weekly press conference will focus on the Special Adjustment Budget, with the Premier, Minister David Maynier and Provincial Treasury Head of Department, David Savage, unpacking the detail on the budget and answering questions from the media.

Date: Friday, 24 July 2020

Time: 09:00 – 10:00

Livestream: On the Premier’s Facebook page: www.facebook.com/windealan and Twitter account: twitter.com/alanwinde

Further details on media attendance for the weekly press conference will be shared by the Premier’s office.

Media Queries:
Francine Higham
Spokesperson for the Provincial Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities
(Responsible for the Provincial Treasury and the Department of Economic Development and Tourism)
Tel: 021 483 4327
Cell: 071 087 5150
Email: francine.higham@westerncape.gov.za