The Treasury strongly opposes the assertion that its fiscal stance is one of austerity, as claimed by several critics of the 2020/2021 budget tabled in parliament by finance minister Tito Mboweni recently. 

Treasury director-general Dondo Mogajane tackled the issue in parliament on Friday when he gave Treasury’s response to issues raised during last week’s public hearings on the budget organised by parliament’s two finance committees...

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