2016 budget speech
Political parties urged to set aside narrow agendas
Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas says parties need to put the interest of the country first.
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Ratings downgrade looms large as parties debate budget
Parties earlier debated the budget tabled by Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan last month.
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DA wants #BudgetDebate postponed
The finance minister is currently on a mission abroad to meet with investors and ratings agencies.
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OPINION: Budget 2016 lacked urgency and conviction
Faced with complexities, the National Treasury has to make difficult decisions.
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OPINION: #Budget2016 Again, more of the same
Christopher Malikane says the Budget mainly serves to reproduce the structural problems faced by the economy.
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Gordhan calls for stabilisation of SAA before South African Express merger
Gordhan says based on current treasury estimates, SAA will still need R2 to R3 billion a year over time.
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Gordhan calls for political differences to be set aside
Pravin Gordhan wants the country’s interests put first, before party political or election interests.
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Slight improvement in unemployment rate
The unemployment rate fell to 24,5% in last year’s 4th quarter compared to 25,5% in the quarter before.
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OPINION: #Budget2016: Nifty political footwork may not be enough
Leon Schreiber asks if the finance minister can allay the fears of credit ratings agencies and investors.
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#Budget2016: Gordhan faces two big hurdles
Yesterday Pravin Gordhan detailed measures aimed at jumpstarting economic growth.
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#Budget2016: The Bear With The Sweet Tooth
#Budget2016: The Bear With The Sweet Tooth
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Why didn't Gordhan's speech impress the markets?
Economist Rian le Roux says the tax increases weren’t as high as the markets expected.
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Mantashe welcomes Gordhan’s Budget speech
He says the finance minister allocated resources to sectors that the ruling party prioritised.
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Gordhan: Govt moving to ease regulatory burden for business
Pravin Gordhan says there’s going to be much closer collaboration with business in future.
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#Budget2016: Gordhan announces R5,5b tax relief
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has announced a personal income tax relief of R5.5 billion focused mainly on lower and middle-income earners.
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#BudgetSpeech: Student aid gets a boost
An additional R16.3 billion has been allocated to higher education over the next three years.
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‘Sugar tax will not have heavy effect on consumers’
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan says government will implement a sugar tax on sweetened drinks.
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#BudgetSpeech: 'Govt has a duty to reward taxpayers'
Gordhan delivered a budget that will cut government spending by R25 billion over the next three years.
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'It’s possible to pull the economy out of its nosedive'
The minister has unveiled a plan aimed at reigniting economic growth.
