In his letter, Spending will not help SA (November 28), XP Guma is spot on in his reaction to Duma Gqubule’s column, Why state can spend its way out of trouble DUMA GQUBULE: Why the state should spend itself out of trouble (November 20).

He could also have cited Gqubule’s earlier column, Growth requires expansionary policies (November 6), as it also ignores the fact that demand well exceeds supply in the economy...

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