Seifsa welcomes infrastructure drive but calls for policy intervention

Economic recovery plans will provide a jolt for the steel industry, but many of its biggest problems existed long before the pandemic

Moody’s sceptical of SA’s debt targets

The fiscal consolidation outlined in the budget is unlikely to prevent the government's debt burden rising in the coming years, the ratings agency said

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WATCH: How SA could recover from a pandemic-induced recession

Nedbank CIB research analyst Reezwana Sumad talks to Business Day TV

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Treasury defends growth forecasts MPs say are too optimistic

The Treasury has forecast growth of 3.3% this year, after negative growth of 7.2% for 2020

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Little evidence of infrastructure drive in budget

Spending on vital projects that drive growth is insufficient, says Nedbank's Nicky Weimar

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Treasury deputy director-general Ismail Momoniat talks to Business Day TV about the government’s spending plans

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Tito Mboweni toughs it out to ease debt crisis

Government will need to borrow less in the next three years

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Carol Paton Editor at large
Fitch still doubtful of SA’s ability to implement consolidation

Credit ratings agency flags  risks government’s consolidation efforts, notably the political difficulties of delivery on public sector pay cuts

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Economists back budget plans to stave off ratings action

Delivering on fiscal consolidation, including wage savings, could buy SA more time with agencies

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AYABONGA CAWE: Disappointing budget will make few happy

For the poor it implies an unequal sharing of the burdens of maladministration and crisis

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Long slog to secure SA’s fiscal future

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Getting it done, not spun, is what matters

Turning talk of structural reform into reality is essential for SA to raise its growth potential

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Treasury holds the line on spending as normal metrics are ditched

No tax hikes on evidence that they are likely to have more of a negative effect on growth than expenditure cuts

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Improved revenue collection has not changed SA’s fiscal status; improving the state of SOEs will

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Fuel levies increase to hit motorists hard, says AA

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