The country needs an economic policy that takes account of the skill sets we currently have
Treasury director general says the power utility needs to be fixed urgently
The treasury has mooted selling the utility’s coal-fired stations, but this doesn’t mean privatisation
National Treasury will need approval from Parliament’s standing committee on public accounts if it wants the irregular expenditure condoned
A World Bank retail banking study of transactional and fixed deposits has found shortcomings in the way South African banks treat their customers
Treasury would not have needed to increase value added tax if not for the revenue shortfall at Sars says deputy director general at treasury
The department says it’s not retrenching, but treasury has the money for severance packages
Two SAA executives have been fired but the hearing also fingered the former chairperson
EFF’s Floyd Shivambu has faced multiple rebukes for remarks he made about the Treasury’s deputy director-general during a committee meeting
The National Treasury has accused the Economic Freedom Fighters of displaying a ‘gross misunderstanding of parliamentary processes’
Ismail Momoniat said the tax agency had not provided sufficient information to investigators during a probe into Jonas Makwakwa
The erosion of public resources through “brazen theft” must be dealt with, says Dondo Mogajane
Treasury officials are divided over whether to stay and shouldn’t be taken lightly.
The National Treasury is surprised by media reports of Tegeta “warning” and threatening to interdict the department should it release a report.
The department says any legitimate business should have no issues with transparency.
It’s difficult to follow exactly what Gordhan is being accused of, or if he is even being accused of anything.
The DA is seeking clarity on government’s bailout plans for Eskom, and wants to know how much of its debt will be absorbed by taxpayers.
Cosatu is flabbergasted by the International Monetary Fund’s latest report on South Africa, says spokesperson Patrick Craven.
The national treasury says R3-billion a year is too much to be spending on leasing property for state departments, and is working to whittle it down.
As Julius Malema’s appeal against his suspension from the ANC begins, the youth league says it worries that important issues are being sidelined.
The covert political war in Limpopo has escalated, with government officials sent to fix the province’s finances placed under constant police guard.
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The treasury is considering issuing Islamic bonds to diversify its investor base, aiming to get its first sukuk approved by next financial year.
South Africa’s plans to cut its budget deficit to 3.3% in 2014/15 are realistic and will be met, insists treasury director general Lungisa Fuzile.
Banks on Tuesday welcomed Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan’s decision to make the banking sector more competitive through transparency.
SA’s fiscal gap could widen after finance ministry figures showed government expenditure had soared while tax collections were lower.