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Godongwana’s bombshell of a whopping VAT hike stalled the budget, leaving investors stunned. Markets wobbled, but it could’ve been worse…
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We all need a budget limit, and so does the government – a fiscal anchor. But that doesn’t mean there’s no flexibility to respond…
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Enoch Godongwana will deliver his budget amid a flurry of demands from his own party for money at Transnet and elsewhere. How rubber will…
The déjà vu deficit: Keeping South Africa on the budget tightrope
SA’s deficit – the gap between what we spend and what we get in – is likely to be ugly when Enoch Godongwana unveils…
Gaps in the SARB’s inflation-targeting debate
The Reserve Bank seeks a lower inflation target, but weak research, rising costs and flawed data stand in the way. Swift government reforms are…
Transnet seeks R50bn bailout
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Donald Trump vs BEE
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