Budget speech
FFC questions whether Mboweni's Budget is in line with the Constitution
FFC deputy chair Michael Sachs said this could be the first time that a Budget had been tabled, which envisaged a reversal in achieving what was set out in the...
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Budget doesn't support economic growth, says PBO
The PBO’s Seeraj Mohamed said that the spending cuts the government was planning over the next three years did not – as Treasury has argued - strike a balance between immediate support for the economy and shoring up the country’s public finances.
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Black Sash calls for R350 COVID-19 grant to be extended by a year
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni confirmed this week that provision had been made by Treasury to extend the R350 grant for unemployed people until April this year.
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Informal traders want govt promises of support to township business realised
On Wednesday, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni announced the multi-billion rand investment to help hundreds of small businesses in townships and rural areas.
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A dud Budget Speech: Black Sash not pleased with low increase on social grants
The organisation has criticised the low increase in social grants.
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Cosatu: Mboweni failed to acknowledge govt debt to workers in Budget Speech
The trade union federation told journalists at a media briefing on Thursday following its three-day meeting that the ongoing public sector wage dispute is a binding contract that cannot simply be wished away.
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Our protest won't change the budget but it's the start of a fight back - Saftu protester
Saftu members marched to Parliament on Wednesday ahead of Finance Minister Tito Mboweni's Budget speech to protest against inequality and other socio-economic issues. #Saftu #Budget2021
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Cosatu slates Mboweni budget as ‘disconnected from reality' and 'pro business'
Cosatu has criticised what it called Treasury’s failure to speed up economic development in order to create jobs, focus on supporting rural and township economies, and access to services.
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Sars' Kieswetter not concerned by Treasury not adding new tax collection streams
Commissioner Kieswetter said that despite there not being substantive tax hikes, there was still wiggle room to improve the efficiency of collection.
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Sasco calls on Minister Mboweni to avail more funds to students
Sasco was part of several civil organisations that took to the streets on Wednesday, ahead of the minister’s delivery of the 2021 budget speech.
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Mogajane: Govt wants to avoid public servant salary cuts at all costs
National Treasury Director-General Dondo Mogajane said that the economy had to grow and freezing public servants' wages was not enough.
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Govt to pull together all resources to pay for vaccine roll-out - Mboweni
Treasury has stressed the importance of a smooth vaccine roll-out, with no stops and starts to break the cycle of a surge in infections and lockdowns to curb them.
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Mboweni's budget dishonest, unaspiring, say opposition parties
The Democratic Alliance (DA)'s Geordin Hill-Lewis said that it was concerning that Mboweni did not mention what would happen to state-owned entities such as South African Airways (SAA).
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Tito Mboweni's 2021 Budget at a glance
Eyewitness News unpacked the highlights of Finance Minister Tito Mboweni's 2021 Budget Speech.
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Finish by D-day: Mboweni makes it clear Zondo Inquiry won’t get more money
He was speaking at a briefing after delivering his Budget speech on Wednesday afternoon.
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Fuel, tobacco and alcohol - Here’s how much more you'll be spending
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni delivered his much-anticipated hybrid Budget Speech on 24 February 2021, during which he outlined how citizens would be paying more for certain items.
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Tito Mboweni on SA economy: There are reasons to be hopeful
Delivering his 2021 Budget Speech, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni said the country was not without hope and one of the reasons was a much-improved economic outlook.
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R10bn for vaccines & no tax hikes - Mboweni delivers 2021 Budget Speech
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni delivered his much-anticipated hybrid Budget speech on 24 February 2021 in Parliament where he assured South Africans that there would be no tax increases.
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Govt allocates over half of R2 trillion spending budget to social services
Culture and learning remain the largest spending area at R402.9 billion with the bulk of that allocation earmarked for salaries.
