State agencies urged to prioritise PPPs in budgeting

National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi says no allocations will be made to state agencies if projects against which the cash has been requested can be funded through public-private partnerships. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

State agencies are under strict instructions to prioritise private funding in their 2026-2027 budget requests.

The National Treasury insists that allocations for the year to the entities will be based on the robustness of their public participation engagement in the budgeting process.