The 2019 Budget is a precarious juggle that brings together Eskom's financial and other crises, expenditure pressures to appease constituencies in an election year, and a range of financial indicators that are dour, at best.
But if there is a finance minister to deliver a reality check between what's actually in the public purse against election-year wish lists, it's Finance Minister Tito Mboweni. Known not to shy away from stating publicly what must be said, never mind the politics, his maiden Budget on Wednesday is likely to deliver some hard truths.
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