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South Africa: Decision Not to Raise the Sugar Tax Puts Profits Ahead of People, Activists Say
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South Africa: Social Grants to Increase, Social Relief of Distress Grant to Stay Until 2024
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Infrastructure and planning momentum to be maintained: The public sector is projected to spend R903 billion on infrastructure over the next three years ...
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Listen: Leading economists hail Godongwana’s 2023 Budget: Listen to South Africa’s top economists share their views on Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s 2023 ...
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South Africa Finance Minister Presents Budget of Tough Trade-Offs: Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has delivered his 2023 Budget speech, saying: "This is ...
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Rand gains marginally but loses ground on threat of greylisting: The rand strengthened slightly toward R18.14 against the dollar yesterday ...
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Energy-starved S.Africa offers tax breaks to boost green power: Earlier this month, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a national state of disaster and the ...
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Political parties believe Godongwana was not bold enough in his Budget: Political parties believe Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana was not bold and decisive in ...
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LISTEN: Momentum Investments economist Sanisha Packirisamy explains the finance minister’s budget
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WATCH LIVE: Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana tables 2023 National Budget: Against the backdrop of a global economic slowdown, increased pressure on South ...
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WATCH | Finance minister Enoch Godongwana delivers 2023 budget speech: Finance minister Enoch Godongwana is delivering the 2023 budget speech to the National ...
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Watch Live: Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivers 2023 Budget Speech: The budget is based on the government's planned spending for the new financial year ...
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US-SA relations | Godongwana blocked from G20 finance summit: South Africa’s Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has been shut out from attending the G20 finance ...
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Godongwana, Kganyago to lead SA's delegation to IMF, World Bank Spring meetings - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business ...
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Godongwana defends R1.1m official vehicle cap : Finance minister Enoch Godongwana says government does not centrally track the total cost of official vehicles ...
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Cabinet committee to look at possibility of a fuel levy cut: Godongwana: Finance minister will brief cabinet on outcomes and recommendations
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MK Party moves motion to censure Godongwana for his mishandling of the budget process
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EFF demands Finance Minister to repay R2.3 million wasted on aborted Budget Speech
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Is VAT control in the minister’s hands? Court hears DA, EFF’s urgent challenge: Judge says court will try to give an order by next week Tuesday
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Paid articlePaywallGodongwana had no other alternative — Ramaphosa defends minister's proposed VAT increase
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Godongwana says government will appeal SRD court ruling: The grant, introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, was set to be extended by another year to ...
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South Africa Budget: Godongwana Says Unlikely to Set Lower CPI Goal Soon: South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana warned that the adoption of a binding ...
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Paid articlePaywallSouth African Finance Minister Says Stable Politics Buoying Rand: The swift formation of a new coalition government in South Africa after May elections has ...
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Paid articlePaywallSouth 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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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: bbc.com
- 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.
South Africa's Fiscal Rules Need Political Buy In, Finance Chief Says: South Africa’s Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana acknowledged the country’s politics ...
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Paid articlePaywallParties slam Godongwana’s ‘bailout’ budget as an election ‘gimmick’: Political parties have criticised finance minister Enoch Godongwana’s budget ...
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Medium Term Budget 2023 - Cut Spending, South Africa Warned: South Africa is anxiously awaiting the medium term budget speech by Finance Minister Enoch ...
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U.S. Weighs Impact of Relations With Africa Through AGOA: The U.S. is looking at ways of making more of an impact on the continent via the African Growth and ...
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US won’t sanction South Africa over Russia weapons row, Godongwana says: South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said his country had resolved a row with ...
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Government plans to end load-shedding in 12-18 months: Godongwana at Davos 2023: The government has a plan to improve energy provision that will end the need for ...
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E-tolls may be dead, but Gauteng drivers will still pay for freeway - Godongwana
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Transnet receives R8.5bn in state support to 'build efficiency': Transnet will get R5.8 billion in state support, says Finance Minister Enoch ...
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