It comes at a time when the government is faced with a mismatch of less-than-expected revenue collection and higher-than-desired spending, resulting in a fiscal deficit.
The highly anticipated budget speech was Godongwana’s third since the start of his term and the sixth administration’s last before the general elections.
In a last-ditch attempt before the watershed 29 May elections – the government has put together a plan that it believes will address macro-economic stability, structural reforms and improvements in state capability to raise growth rates. On the face of it – no increase to personal income tax sounds like some reprieve but the devil is in the detail.
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