Godongwana defends Budget amid health crisis and VAT controversy
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana robustly defends the national budget in Parliament, addressing concerns over healthcare ...
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Godongwana told his budget should have targeted 'bloated' Cabinet rather than increase VAT
The Finance Committees from the National Assembly and NCOP were engaging Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana on Friday about ...
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Godongwana admits that critical frontline services had been eroded & Treasury had to find ways to fund these
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana was addressing a joint meeting of Parliament’s four finance committees about the budget on ...
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Godongwana defends budget, urges MPs to 'keep their eye on the ball'
Godongwana and National Treasury were addressing a joint meeting of the appropriations and finance committees from the ...
Opinion
Budget 2025: A Tough Balancing Act for Beleaguered Finance Minister
Life is a game of pragmatic trade-offs; it was thus a realistic compromise by the Minister of Finance and his budget team to agree to raise the VAT by only 0. 5% in the financial year 2025/26 and by ...
Fitch thinks S.Africa will struggle to stabilise debt as projected in budget
Fitch ratings agency said on Friday that it thought South Africa's government would struggle to stabilise debt as projected ...
South African rand jumps as gold high boosts commodity-backed currency
South Africa's rand gained on Friday due to record high gold prices that were driven by investors seeking safe haven assets ...
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Godongwana returns to Parly to face questions on contentious budget
Godongwana will appear before a joint meeting of the standing committee on appropriations and the National Assembly and National Council of Provinces finance committees.
South African Reserve Bank to pause rate-cutting cycle, resume in May
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) will likely keep interest rates steady at its March 20 meeting as global trade risks ...
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Godongwana defends his VAT hike to parliamentary committees
Finance Minister Enoch Godognwana on Friday defended the budget he tabled this week providing for a one percentage point VAT ...
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DA, EFF hit back at Godongwana’s Budget 2025 for failure to address SA’s jobs crisis
MPs on Friday had sharp words for Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana on the contentious 0.5 percentage point hike in the VAT ...
South African Reserve Bank to Pause Rate-Cutting Cycle, Resume in May Reuters Poll
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) will likely keep interest rates steady at its March 20 meeting ...