Public Spending
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Older persons, social grants and the politics of election promises
Politicians are promising to double the Older Persons Grant, but higher payouts alone cannot fix South Africa's deep-rooted elder care crisis without investment in community care…
Budget 3.0 – Godongwana’s last shot
Now that a VAT increase has been ruled out, the finance minister must find another way to plug a R75bn gap or risk collapsing public services and investor confidence
Parties hail VAT reversal as ANC admits budget vote missteps
The Democratic Alliance has claimed credit for the about-turn by the treasury on the tax, saying its legal team had presented a strong case against the flawed parliamentary…
Coalition takes wrangling over tax in the budget to parliament
Budget approval hangs in the balance and resistance to it is set to play out in the legislature’s finance committees
Mid-term budget: Godongwana maintains line on austerity
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has doubled down on the government’s fiscal consolidation efforts by reducing spending from 28.6% of GDP in the 2023-24 financial year to 27.6%…
Ramaphosa says R44 million spent on imbizos ‘is money well spent’
The president said it was essential to meet people and address problems with the delivery of service
Economic reforms still a priority amid GNU uncertainty
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Operation Vulindlela is forging ahead with its next phase amid ongoing wrangling over positions in his executive