Budget recipe skips important ingredients
The big risk remains the public sector wage bill, writes Isaah Mhlanga
30 October 2022 - 00:00
There is always some coincidental symbolism between the overall budget framework and the lunch packs served to economists in the lockup. We moved from a buffet menu in the pre-Covid era to lamb chops in 2021 as a practical implementation of cutting the fat. ..
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