
We are concerned that very little is mentioned about how to address the problem of mass unemployment.
We are concerned that very little is mentioned about how to address the problem of mass unemployment.
Replacing a VAT increase with budget cuts is not a victory for unemployed and working-class South Africans but a defeat.
The AIDC submission addresses the National Treasury’s fiscal policies, including the disproportionate weighting placed on debt-to-GDP as opposed to targeting reductions in poverty, inequality and unemployment.
On 21 January 2022, the World Bank approved a $750 million (~R11.4 billion) loan to assist the South African fiscus. As part of the Bank’s “development policy loan” (DPL) programme, this loan is expected to have an interest rate of…