29 October 2020 1 Min Read

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WATCH: What government has planned for public sector wages

Business Day TV talks to Alexander Forbes executive chief economist Isaah Mhlanga and Stanlib chief economist Kevin Lings

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Finance minister Tito Mboweni deliver​s his medium-term budget policy statement in parliament in Cape Town on October 28 2020. Picture: SUNDAY TIMES/ESA ALEXANDER
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Finance minister Tito Mboweni has presented his medium-term budget policy statement, which includes a bold plan to slash the government’s wage bill over the next three years as a way to rein in a soaring budget deficit.

Business Day TV spoke to Alexander Forbes executive chief economist Isaah Mhlanga and Stanlib chief economist Kevin Lings about the medium-term budget.

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