More taxing times ahead
The government's goal to raise personal tax collection appears to be aggressive given the depressed economic climate.
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Mr Fixit sweeps clean
His predecessor must have been all smiles as he listened to Pravin Gordhan deliver his maiden budget with sterling confidence.
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Summer of discontent
Soaring debt could mean serious discomfort for South Africa's economy, writes Lynley Donnelly.
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Not quite the green revolution
And there won't be one unless farmers get rain,
writes Lynley Donnelly.
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New carbon tax on its way
Where the tax is likely to be targeted and how it will be implemented is unclear at this stage.
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RAF gets R2,5bn
But the fund needs to be restructured in the long term. Lloyd Gedye reports.
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Fiscal stance still conservative
Trevor Manuel's medium-term budget policy statement could have taken a more aggressive approach.
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Spend, baby, spend
The government has allocated an additional R170-billion to spending over the next three years, and next year state spending will jump to 29% of GDP.
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Ruling party vs ruling party
The South African economy was back on the policy frontburner this week with two major documents emerging from the ANC.
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The house Trevor built
The medium-term budget policy statement shows that robust policy decisions helped to weather the storm, writes Nic Dawes.
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