Government may dip into reserve funds

Debate rages over tapping into R459bn to plug funding gap

29 October 2023 - 00:04

By Khulekani Magubane

Finance minister Enoch Godongwana could hint at the government possibly drawing from a R459bn special reserve account to augment revenue shortfalls when he delivers the medium-term budget on Wednesday.

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