Tito Mboweni’s pro-SMME budget bodes well for economy
While this budget is to be welcomed, SMMEs face problems ranging from accessing loans to entering new markets or just surviving
27 February 2020 - 16:49
There was a strong expectation that finance minister Tito Mboweni would deliver an early Christmas gift to thousands of small business owners when he tabled his annual budget yesterday.
As expected, Mboweni turned out to be a generous Santa Claus, loosening up his purse strings that will provide relief to small businesses, which are operating in a stagnant, jobs-shedding economy, expected to grow at less than a percent this year...
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