Lerato Ntuli | A wish list for this week’s medium-term budget

News24 Business19 October 2026 at 13:26

The Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement should use the current revenue outperformance to strengthen the public finances rather than create room for unfunded spending commitments, writes Lerato Ntuli of Anchor.
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