The government also pays for ministers and deputies’ VIP protection, office support staff, accommodation and vehicles.ĭA MP Leon Schreiber was not happy about the introduction of more ministries, citing higher expenses. The 30 ministers’ salaries cost taxpayers R74m in a year and the 36 deputy ministers cost about R72m. “This work, which will result in a reduction of the number of ministries, will inform the configuration of government going into the next administration.”Ī minister earns more than R2.47m a year and a deputy R2m. “While this will result in an increase in the number of ministries in the short term, as indicated in the state of the nation address I have instructed the Presidency and National Treasury to develop a proposal to rationalise government departments, entities and programmes to ensure greater efficiency.
He made a similar promise this week, saying the increase in ministries would be temporary. We will therefore initiate a process to review the configuration, number and size of national government departments,” Ramaphosa said at the time. It is critical that the structure and size of the state is optimally suited to meet the needs of the people and ensure the most efficient allocation of public resources. “Growth, development and transformation depend on a strong and capable state.
In his first state of the nation address in 2018 Ramaphosa promised to review the number of government departments amid opposition parties complaining about it being one of the largest cabinets in the world. Opposition parties have labelled Ramaphosa’s cabinet as “bloated”.
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