# The GOOD Party has rejected the Western Cape government’s budget, saying ineffective programmes were scrapped in favour of funding more impactful frontline services. Finance MEC Deidré Baartman tabled an 87.986-billion-rand budget on Thursday. GOOD’s secretary-general, Brett Herron, says allocative efficiency in public finance means getting the optimal mix and volume of public goods, services and transfers for given resources, with the greatest social return:
GOOD Party rejects the Western Cape budget [SOUND]
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