National Treasury Post-Budget Breakfast: Godongwana defends growth plan as debt stabilises and tax hikes retreat

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana, Deputy Ministers Ashor Sarupen and David Masondo, and DG Duncan Pieterse unpack the 2026 Budget at Treasury’s post-budget breakfast. From debt stabilisation and structural reform to small business relief, infrastructure spend and municipal dysfunction, the team argues South Africa has “turned the corner” – but tough trade-offs remain.

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