Godongwana braves a day of debt and danger
The cost of servicing the debt is now the single largest expenditure item in the budget
31 October 2023 - 21:25
As finance minister Enoch Godongwana tables his 2023 medium-term budget policy statement in parliament on Wednesday, observers are making peace with the possibility that the government will have to raise borrowings to support the economy, but maintain that there should be no new taxes...
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