Budget 2019
latest news & developments
Sars expects to collect less revenue for the year
The revenue service is expecting another year of tax undercollection thanks to weak economic growth and strained consumers.
Tough work ahead to fix the economy
Sars is expected to miss its collection target for 2020-2021. And weak growth isn’t helping
Mboweni weaponises ‘mini-budget’
SA’s economic prospects have declined rapidly since Feburary, with Eskom being one of the biggest drains. It’s time for some difficult choices
Nehawu ‘unhappy’ with Sars deal but will sign agreement
Nehwau said after extensive consultations, the majority of its provinces had given it the mandate to sign the agreement
Eskom’s plight the fault line in Tito Mboweni’s 2019 budget
Mboweni laid out a series of tax changes aimed at raising R15-billion in 2019/20.
Mboweni’s ‘lipstick’ budget deceives voters — opposition
The finance minister’s budget was not well received in some quarters
What to do about our unemployed doctors
It’s official. Austerity budgets may be here to stay. Here’s how South Africa should be working with what it’s got to provide healthcare.
#Budget2019: How this could have netted the country 17.1-billion — & saved lives
Find out why Mboweni’s R1.14 hike won’t be enough to cut smoking, save lives or bring in much-needed cash.