Economists urge MPs to reject Tito Mboweni’s budget
A 100-strong group of experts believes much more spending, not cuts, is needed to address the crisis facing SA
01 July 2020 - 18:23
A group of nearly 100 economists, economic analysts and professionals have called on parliament to reject finance minister Tito Mboweni’s supplementary budget on the grounds that it fails to address the magnitude of the crisis facing the country.
The group, the Economists Initiative, includes 28 professors, 18 people with PhDs and heads of university economics departments as well as former statistician-general Pali Lehohla...
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