The method of zero-based budgeting which the Treasury has committed itself to will allow the government to prioritise its spending in a better way, including towards growth-enhancing programmes, finance minister Tito Mboweni said on Wednesday.

Zero-based budgeting starts off from a fresh slate and does not use the previous year’s budget as a baseline from which to start...

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