SA facing a fork in the road, says Treasury
Weak economic growth ‘the most significant macroeconomic risk
30 October 2024 - 16:28
The Treasury has provided optimistic and pessimistic scenarios on economic growth and the state of the country’s public finances.
The medium-term budget policy statement (MTBPS) sketched the two scenarios for GDP growth which plot deviations from a 2023 baseline. This compares with the real GDP growth forecasts in the document of 1.7% for both 2025 and 2026 and 1.9% in 2027. ..
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