News24 BusinessSA’s fiscal fire is at last under control. But will growth ever ignite?
The Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement has finally confirmed that SA is moving past the fiscal damage from the Zuma era, economists say.
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News24 BusinessNews24 BusinessBonds rally, rand gains as Godongwana outlines ratings-friendly debt trajectory
South African government bonds rallied, and the rand strengthened after Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement showed government debt as a proportion of GDP had stabilised.
News24 BusinessREAD IN FULL | Godongwana proposes a new set of fiscal guardrails
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana tabled the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement on 21 October. Here is his speech.
News24 BusinessMedium-term budget in a nutshell: Tax boon turns debt tide, SA gets fuel relief
The Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement confirmed that government debt (as a percentage of GDP) has declined for the first time in 17 years.
News24 BusinessD-Day for new debt rules: All eyes on Godongwana’s fiscal anchor plan
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana looks set to confirm that South Africa has finally turned the tide on government debt in the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement.
News24 BusinessTax cuts? Collections are strong, but Godongwana expected to play it safe
Osagyefo Mazwai, an investment strategist at Investec Investment Management, says he does not expect tax relief for consumers at this week’s Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement, but that could change by February.
News24 BusinessLerato Ntuli | A wish list for this week’s medium-term budget
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.
News24 BusinessBusisiwe Mavuso | How Treasury saved SA from bankruptcy
The Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement will confirm one of reform’s biggest successes after more than a decade of fiscal decline. But growth is the missing ingredient, writes Busisiwe Mavuso.