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Parties slam Godongwana’s ‘bailout’ budget as an election ‘gimmick’: Political parties have criticised finance minister Enoch Godongwana’s budget ...
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FULL TEXT: Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s national financial blueprint for SA
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South Africa Budget: Highlights of Finance Minister Godongwana's 2024 Budget
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Budget 2024: Godongwana inflicts pain on individual taxpayers: The South African Revenue Service has turned to salaried workers and professionals to buoy revenue ...
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More for grants, 10,000 new cops and money for IEC. This is what your tax is being spent on for Budget 2024
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Highlights of South African Finance Minister Godongwana’s Budget: Below are the highlights of South Africa’s 2024 budget released by Finance Minister Enoch ...
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Budget 2024: No VAT increase despite R56.1 billion budget deficit: Treasury noted on Wednesday that tax revenue for 2023/24 is now expected to amount to R1 ...
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BUDGET 2024 | Multinationals to be taxed more: Finance minister Enoch Godongwana has announced that the National Treasury plans to introduce R8bn worth of tax ...
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Budget 2024 – Live stream, updates and commentary: Follow along as South Africa's Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivers the national Budget for 2024 ...
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Budget 2024: South Africans should not expect a hike in VAT, says tax expert: While South Africans are stressing about a possible increase in taxes ...
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South Africa’s Election Budget: Reserves Drawdown Is the Wildcard: Enoch Godongwana needs to conjure an annual budget that balances spending pressures stemming ...
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Bracket creep set to quietly squeeze South Africans as Treasury eyes revenue windfall
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Budget 2025 | Godongwana denies receiving proposals from DA: Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana says the DA never provided alternatives to the VAT hike.
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This is how much tax you will pay in 2025 based on what you earn: Finance minister Enoch Godongwana has some bad news for taxpayers in 2025.
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South Africa budget boosts welfare grants ahead of May election: The governing ANC is expected to face its toughest election since it took power 30 years ago.
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Key FactsSouth Africa Boosts Welfare Grants Before May Election
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- South Africa's Finance Minister has increased welfare payments for over 18 million people ahead of the upcoming election.
- The ruling ANC faces a challenge as opposition parties aim to double social grants.
- Economic constraints limit government flexibility despite pressure to reduce the budget deficit.
- The Finance Minister announced raises in payments for the elderly, veterans, and disabled to maintain voter satisfaction.
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Treasury grants Transnet R47 billion support package: R22.8 billion will be used to tackle urgent liquidity matters, such as settling maturity debt
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- Transnet faces a huge debt of R135 billion and is unable to borrow from the market.
- Finance minister Enoch Godongwana and National Treasury agreed to a R47 billion credit guarantee facility to alleviate Transnet's financial challenges.
- National Treasury confirmed that Transnet can immediately access R22.8 billion from the facility to address urgent issues, including paying off maturing debts.
- While direct bailout wasn't considered, government expressed confidence in the credit guarantee facility and the recovery plan to resolve Transnet's challenges.
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