BUDGET WRAP 2023 | Huge debt relief for Eskom, tax rebates for solar

Government will not take over R56.3bn municipalities owed to Eskom unless there is a clear plan on how to prevent them from defaulting in future

22 February 2023 - 20:10 By THABO MOKONE, KHULEKANI MAGUBANE and CAIPHUS KGOSANA

Finance minister Enoch Godongwana has offered Eskom a huge debt relief to free it up to invest in power generation and warned defaulting municipalities that a culture of non-payment will not be tolerated...

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