MPs warn of fiscal shocks due to US aid cuts
Rise Mzansi leader says the budget makes no provision for funding gaps stemming from quarrel with US
11 March 2025 - 05:00
Insular fiscal planning has left the SA fiscus vulnerable to US aid cuts and any chance of covering the funding gap is undermined by inefficient spending by the government.
This is according to the chairs of the committees of parliament that will have to engage and process finance minister Enoch Godongwana’s national budget once it is tabled...
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