# SECTION27 has issued a sharp criticism of the latest Adjustment Budget, saying it offers little in the way of meaningful change for the users of the public healthcare and education systems. It notes the reprioritisation of 38.1-billion-rand through the Targeted and Responsible Savings Programme. In basic education, the adjustment proposes a net cut of 309-million-rand in total. SECTION27’s Mduduzi Nkosi says they call on the government to ensure that essential public services in basic education and healthcare expand in reach and quality:
BUDGET: SECTION27 says the adjustment budget fails public healthcare and education users [SOUND]
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