GOVERNMENT spent unbudgeted millions pampering chiefs with twin-cab vehicles early this year in a development that left their parent ministry in the red, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has confirmed.
Ncube revealed this after he was taken to task in Parliament on Wednesday by Budget, Finance and Economic Development Portfolio Committee chairperson Clemence Chiduwa over unauthorised expenditure by several ministries.
Chiefs cars: Govt blows unbudgeted US$16m
Ncube justified the unbudgeted expenditure, stating that the vehicles are essential tools of trade for chiefs to attend to their constituents.