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A few hours after finance minister Tito Mboweni’s presentation of the 2020 Budget to Parliament, Biznews community members joined in our webinar with publisher Alec Hogg.
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s commitment to slash government spending is unlikely to rein in debt and stabilise state finances over the medium term.
As the analysis builds up in reaction to Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s 2020 budget speech, we’ll compile some of the responses.
SA’s colourful finance minister Tito Mboweni cracked his customary jokes in a relaxed Presser ahead of today’s Budget Speech.
The decision to avoid tax increases was informed by the near record tax-to-GDP ratio of 26.3% and a tax buoyancy ratio (tax revenue growth relative to economic growth) which has fallen to 0.93%.
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s stated message for Budget 2020 is Consolidation, Reform and Growth.
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has snubbed the tax doomsayers in his 2020 Budget address.
Persistent electricity problems will, however, hold back growth. Over the next three years, government expects growth to average just over 1 percent.
This story is about thinking outside the box in a way that Finance Minister Tito Mboweni seriously needs to consider before delivering his budget.
Marius Oosthuizen unpicks the economic problems weighing heavily on South Africa and explains by way of humour how the ANC are mucking things up.