Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s maiden budget speech struck an upbeat tone this week, suggesting that the country’s fiscus would reach stability sooner than previously anticipated.
But a lot still hangs in the balance before the period of fiscal consolidation is brought to a close. Chief among those uncertainties is the size of the public sector wage bill and whether the government can keep it contained.
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