How to avoid the next fiscal crisis
The May Budget is a rare opportunity to reset the terms of engagement
04 May 2025 - 00:00
The minister of finance, Enoch Godongwana, this week requested in writing to the speaker of the National Assembly that the entire budget process be restarted and proposed May 21 as the new tabling date. This follows a fraught and drawn-out impasse centred largely around a proposed VAT increase, mounting debt and stagnant growth. ..
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