# Parliament Standing Committee on Finance has expressed serious concern over approximately 1.7-billion-rand in outstanding pension fund contributions owed by about 19 municipalities. in the Free State and North West account for 79.4-percent of the total outstanding debt. Committee Chairperson Joe Maswanganyi says the committee will engage with the Ministers of Finance and Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, the affected municipalities, and organised labour to establish what steps are being taken to recover the outstanding funds and ensure accountability.
Parliament raises concern over R1.79-billion in unpaid municipal pension contributions