# The City of Tshwane has rejected claims that its 2026/27 budget faces a two-billion-rand shortfall for employee costs. The city says the figure reflects the difference between an initial departmental request and the final approved allocation. Tshwane says about 13-billion-rand was approved after affordability reviews, including 229-million-rand for filling vacancies and 362-million-rand for salary back-pay. The city says the allocation is sufficient for anticipated personnel costs, with spending to be closely monitored throughout the financial year.
Tshwane denies R2-billion employee costs budget shortfall