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National Treasury: SA can’t afford to spend more
National Treasury said that it could not spend more money as the country faced a debt crisis.
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Cabinet optimistic that Mboweni's budget will get economy back on track
Cabinet described it as a roadmap to stabilise debt and was optimistic it would get the economy back on track.
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Moody's says South Africa unlikely to stabilise debt by 2023
The Treasury on Wednesday presented a supplementary budget in response to the coronavirus crisis that projected a wider budget deficit, while public debt was estimated to be more than three-quarters of gross domestic product in the medium term.
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Mboweni: SA must avoid a sovereign debt crisis
The urgency of reining in the government’s spiralling debt was the overriding message from Mboweni’s special adjustment budget this week, and it was one he continued to hammer home.
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Opposition parties call on Mboweni to give clear direction on struggling SOEs
The Finance Minister’s budget focused mainly on COVID-19 spending and servicing South Africa’s mounting debt.
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WC on its own in fight against COVID-19 - Maynier
MEC for Finance and Economic Opportunities David Maynier said that costs were expected to exceed R5 billion in 2020/21, in the Western Cape.
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Mboweni's supplementary budget leaves more questions - CCCI
The Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry's Geoff Jacobs says the budget was strong on intent but woefully short of detail.
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Seeking foreign funding won't undermine SA's sovereignty - Mboweni
The government is either in talks with or plans to approach the International Monetary Fund, the New Development Bank (Brics bank)) as well as the World Bank for urgent funding.
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KZN Education Dept wants Motshekga to pressure Mboweni on extra R1bn funding
KZN Education MEC Kwazi Mshengu has told Eyewitness News that it will be impossible to accomodate more grades without additional funding.
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Mboweni expected to paint bleak picture in 'emergency' budget
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni will unveil his special adjustment budget during a joint sitting of Parliament at 3pm this afternoon.
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Mboweni to detail way forward for SA with 'emergency' budget
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni will be providing details on the R500 billion relief package that the government intends to help businesses and individuals survive at a time when the country is experiencing record levels of unemployment.
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DA: Mboweni's budget must restore resilience and address debt crisis
The Democratic Alliance (DA) wants Finance Minister Tito Mboweni to present a budget that builds "national resilience" and is able to weather the economic storm of COVID-19.
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What to expect from Finance Minister Mboweni’s special Budget Speech
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni will deliver a special Budget Speech to the nation on Wednesday. EWN finance journalist Arabile Gumede explains what’s likely to be on the top of the agenda. #CoronavirusSA #Budget #TitoMboweni
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Mboweni's budget expected to shed light on govt's plan for COVID-19 hit economy
South Africa, now on level three, has one of the longest lockdowns in the world and the impact has been devastating, with thousands of people losing their jobs as businesses crumble under financial pressure.
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Mboweni to table emergency Budget on 24 June
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and efforts to deal with it means that the Budget that Finance Minister Tito Mboweni tabled in February has to be substantially revised.
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NCOP ratifies Division of Revenue Bill paving way for revised budget
The Division of Revenue Bill shares revenue between national, provincial and local government.
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FFC: Mboweni's February Budget no longer attainable
The Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC) painted a bleak picture of the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the economy, which was already struggling before the virus arrived in March.
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Mboweni says can't support policy that discriminates against white tourism firms
Trade union Solidarity and lobby group AfriForum want the Constitutional Court to urgently hear their appeal against the Pretoria High Court’s recent decision to uphold Kubayi-Ngubane’s stance.
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Mboweni hints at possible salvage plan for SAA
South African Airways (SAA) is in business rescue, but the government and trade unions have been in talks about establishing a new national carrier, which is financially viable.
