R18.2 million has been spent on printing out the integrated annual reports of four government departments and the entities that report to them over three years.
Over the past three years, four government departments and the entities that report to them have spent R18.02 million printing their integrated annual reports.
This money was spent printing 17 581 copies of the reports for the different entities, at an average price per copy of R1 025.
This means more was spent printing an average annual report than would be needed to pay someone working eight hours per day, while earning a minimum wage, for a week.
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