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South Africa: PBO Presents Macroeconomic Update in Pre-Budget Briefing
Parliament of South Africa, 21 February 2017
The Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) appeared before the Joint Meeting of the Standing and Select Committee on Appropriations, and the Standing and Select Committees on Finance to… Read more »
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South Africa: Trainspotter - Preview - Reading a Budget in a Post-Budget Country
Daily Maverick, 21 February 2017
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan will read his 2017 Budget in front of his enemies - main among them President Jacob Zuma - and his friends. But whatever he says, we're so deep in a… Read more »
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South Africa: The Nitty-Gritty of South Africa's Annual Budget
The Conversation Africa, 20 February 2017
Government budgets across the world are often delivered with some fanfare. South Africa is no exception. In February every year South Africa's Minister of Finance presents his… Read more »
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South Africa: Why Finance Minister Gordhan Should Raise VAT By 2%
News24Wire, 19 February 2017
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan is expected to announce a number of tax increases when he delivers the 2017 Budget speech on Wednesday, February 22. Read more »
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South Africa: Sudden Vacancy Appears in Finance Committee As Gordhan Prepares for Tough Budget
Daily Maverick, 21 February 2017
In the firmest signal yet that ex-Eskom chief Brian Molefe is headed for a finance portfolio, the ANC in Parliament has moved one of its MPs from the finance committee. While… Read more »
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South Africa: Replacing South Africa's Finance Minister, or His Deputy, Would Carry a Heavy Cost
The Conversation Africa, 21 February 2017
Many see the decision by South Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC) to send the disgraced former CEO of the power utility Eskom to parliament as the precursor to… Read more »
A Delicate Balancing Act Needed for South Africa's Budget 2017
Government budgets across the world are often delivered with some fanfare. South Africa is no exception. The Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan presents his Budget Speech to Parliament amid national excitement. As the biggest event in Parliament besides the State of the Nation Address by the president, the budget speech sparks robust and emotional debates. Although attention is focused on the speech, there's a great deal about the budget process that isn't well known..
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South Africa: South Africans Urged to Engage With 2017 Budget
SAnews.gov.za, 19 February 2017
South Africans are urged to engage with the 2017 National Budget Speech that Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan will table in Parliament on Wednesday. Read more »
