The budget that almost wasn’t – and maybe still isn’t
Godongwana may have said the right things about cost containment in his budget speech, but he lacked detail about cost-containment targets
Budget 2.0: 10 things you need to know
The time-strapped person’s guide to the budget
All eyes on Godongwana as Doge-style cuts mooted
South Africa faces devastating consequences if its budget fails again. Critics want a US-like Doge to slash bureaucracy.
Why South Africa won’t be getting a ‘wealth tax’ any time soon
Not only do wealth taxes have a chilling effect on GDP growth and jobs; they’ve been shown to raise precious little in countries that
No sugar rush for Enoch
The buzz from 2018’s sugar tax hasn’t worn off, though a relief pause on levy increases could yet change as Treasury scrambles for cash
VAT so!
Non-consensual tax is a no-no, finance minister Enoch Godongwana has learnt the hard way.
Fiscal anchor: Stability without shackles
We all need a budget limit, and so does the government – a fiscal anchor. But that doesn’t mean there’s no flexibility to respond
The déjà vu deficit: Keeping South Africa on the budget tightrope
SA’s deficit – the gap between what we spend and what we get in – is likely to be ugly when Enoch Godongwana unveils
How should investors read the mini-budget – Diwali or Halloween?
Finance minister Enoch Godongwana’s October mini-budget was presented the day before Diwali and the day before Halloween – which is appropriate because it can
A show in numbers: The mini-budget without the spectacle
Not the content, but the occasion of the “mini-budget” used to be more important. In the half-decade before Enoch Godongwana took the reins at