Budget

Simplifying Budget 2014: Fiscal conservativism to continue, Rand rebound justified

It’s easy to get distracted by all of the detail in the trillion rand plus Budget delivered today to Parliament by Pravin Gordhan. But the key numbers show despite this being an Election Year, feared populism has not materialised. Quite the contrary. Indeed, Treasury’s projections for the next three years reflect serious fiscal conservatism. Little … Read more

Pravin Gordhan’s 2014 Budget Speech in full

Pravin Gordhan kicked off just after 2pm. Here is the full Budget Speech as presented to Parliament. You can download all the detail at a special section of the Treasury’s website by clicking here.   – AH 2014 National Budget Address by Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan:  I have the honour to present the fifth and … Read more

Rand holds well below R11/$ ahead of perhaps Gordhan’s final Budget

There is significant speculation today will be South Africa’s widely admired Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan’s final Budget Speech. Former Central Bank Governor Tito Mboweni has been widely tipped to succeed the 64 year old who followed the equally highly rated Trevor Manuel.  The perfect time to switch would be after May’s Election when the ANC … Read more

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