SA must move away from debt-based fiscal policy, says DA

It is “imperative” that newly minted finance minister Enoch Godongwana sticks to promises of continued fiscal consolidation, sustainable public debt management and accelerated structural economic reform, in his medium-term budget policy statement (MTBPS) on Thursday, says the DA. 

This is notwithstanding the temporary tax windfall from the recent commodities upswing that offered SA’s fiscus a temporary reprieve, the  official opposition said on Tuesday. ..