DA in Western Cape urges Treasury to adjust funding to match population growth [SOUND]

# The DA in the Western Cape urges the National Treasury to adjust provincial funding to reflect the province’s rapid population growth, which has increased by more than 19-percent over the past decade. This comes as the provincial budget committee finalised its negotiating mandate on the Division of Revenue Bill. The DA’s Peter Johnson says more money is needed for schools, hospitals, housing, and local services to meet growing demand: