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Moneyweb reports that the National Treasury revealed in the 2021 Budget on Wednesday that a R9 billion cash injection will go into SA’s Covid-19 vaccination programme.
This will be in addition to an initial amount of R1.3 billion already allocated for the current budgetary year, which will take the government’s current allocation to R10.3 billion. According to the 2021 Budget Review supporting document, the additional R9 billion for government’s “free mass Covid-19 vaccination campaign” will be allocated in the medium term. Dondo Mogajane, director-general of the National Treasury, indicated: “The budget funds a massive and free Covid-19 vaccination campaign. Apart from the immediate health benefits for millions of South Africans, a successful vaccination programme will allow the economy to fully reopen”. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced SA’s three-phase vaccine roll-out strategy in late January. The plan aims to vaccinate 67% of the population over 12 months, however, it is unclear whether the R10.3 billion now allocated will be sufficient for this. Treasury has also allocated R50 million to the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) for a Covid-19 vaccination rollout communications campaign.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Suren Naidoo at Moneyweb <https://www.moneyweb.co.za/in-depth/budget/treasury-allocates-r9bn-to-sas-covid-19-vaccination-plan/>
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