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Calls growing for finance minister not to hike excise tax on alcohol
National Liquor Traders Association convener, Lucky Ntima, has called on government to give businesses in the sector some relief.
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Saftu to lead protest action in CT on Wednesday ahead of Budget Speech
Saftu is pushing for a basic income grant, among other demands.
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Godongwana's Budget expected to 'put some money back into people's pockets'
Economists are expecting a low-key budget that sticks to the line that Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana spelled out in his Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement in November.
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Alcohol organisation warns against hiking excise tax during Budget Speech
The National Liquor Traders Organisation has called on Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana not to raise excise tax when he presents his Budget Speech on Wednesday.
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SA alcohol industry urges govt to use sound judgement on excise duties
VinPro is appealing to Treasury for no more excessive tax hikes and the SA Liquor Brand Owners Association (Salba) said that increasing excise at rates above inflation would continue to provide a competitive advantage to illicit traders at the cost of the legal market and society at large.
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Beer Association calls for intervention to keep COVID-battered industry alive
The Beer Association wants Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to ensure the future sustainability and profitability of the industry.
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How should govt spend taxpayers' money? Treasury wants your ideas
Minister Enoch Godongwana has called for ideas or suggestions on what government should be spending on, how it can address the large budget deficit, new sources of tax revenues and other budget relevant tips.
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CTICC to be inspected for use as possible venue for Sona, Budget speech
Parliamentary spokesperson Moloto Mothapo said that while the investigation into the fire at Parliament continued, arrangements were now being made for the State of the Nation Address (Sona) next month.
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16 EFF MPs who disrupted Gordhan’s 2019 Budget Speech have salaries docked
The incident took place in July 2019. Opposition lawmakers rushed to protect Gordhan from the advancing red berets, who were later removed from the chamber.
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Mbalula says finance minister to make e-tolls announcement in February
Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula made the claim on Friday while discussing the state of South Africa’s transport system following major problems in the rail sector.
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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 Bill of Rights.
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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.
