Business and mining sector appeal for game-changing budget
The Minerals Council SA and Business Unity SA say next week’s budget must be used to set SA on a new economic path
21 February 2020 - 16:21
The Minerals Council SA and Business Unity SA (Busa) have appealed to the government to use next week’s budget to cut spending, set structural economic reforms in motion, and take steps to address the electricity crisis as top priorities for the country.
Both have also called on the government to allocate more government funding to the criminal justice system, both to prosecuting those responsible for corruption and to policing, as business, especially mining, is ravaged by violent crime...
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