Budget: Municipalities are in for tougher times, local govt organisation warns Parliament

The South African Local Government Association said the 0.4% decline in equitable share in this year’s budget will add up to tough times...

04 Mar 2021

INSIDE LABOUR | Poor masses again fed crumbs as war brews on labour front

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni had the opportunity in his budget to use tax to the benefit of the many, but instead chose to continue...

26 Feb 2021

Daniel Silke | How did Mboweni put an optimistic spin on calamity?

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni actually made a pretty calamitous situation almost seem positive, says Daniel Silke.

26 Feb

'Austerity'? Mboweni slams critics, citing balancing act between grants and fiscal stability

Treasury officials on Thursday briefed members of Parliament on the recently tabled budget review. They were grilled on social grants,...

25 Feb

RON DERBY | Surprise at Tito Mboweni's better than expected budget speech

Dire warnings led SA to expect the worst for this week’s budget. This explains the level of surprise at the better-than-expected speech...

25 Feb

Did Mboweni miss a trick? Were you pleasantly surprised? Have your say

What did you think about the Budget statement, given all the priorities Mboweni had to balance? Are you satisfied that the right changes...

25 Feb

BUDGET | Plenty of 'welcome' surprises but did Mboweni dig himself a hole with social grants?

Despite the applause around allocations for Covid-19 vaccines and government debt, the public wage bill and the cut in social grants...

25 Feb

Khaya Sithole | A shot in the arm for SARS, a breather for taxpayers

In a rather surprising twist, Mboweni and his team abandoned the course mooted in October and actually offered tax relief, says Khaya...

25 Feb 2021

Municipalities that don't spend government grants could lose out

Provinces or municipalities not spending their allocated grants from national government - or not complying with grant conditions - could...

25 Feb 2021

Mboweni unapologetic about social grants: We pay 'what we could afford'

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni said the social grants budget has been reduced by 2.2% while the number of beneficiaries is expected to...

24 Feb

BUDGET IN A NUTSHELL | You won't pay more tax to bankroll govt's R19.3bn vaccine drive

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni gives taxpayers a break from having to pay for government's vaccination programme through biting tax hikes.

24 Feb

More job cuts looming as 8% sin tax further empties battered liquor industry's cup

The alcohol industry - which pays an average of R2.5 billion in excise tax every month - has been pleading with government to halt the...

24 Feb

How much will you be paying in tax this year? Use this calculator to find out

25 Jan

Rand strengthens slightly on the back of Mboweni's Covid-19-era Budget speech

The rand dipped towards R14.50/$ after Finance Minister Tito Mboweni's Budget speech, but maintained an overall positive response.

24 Feb

WATCH | South Africans to fork out more tax for booze, tobacco

South Africans have been spared increases on their direct taxes, but they will have to fork out more money for alcohol and tobacco products.

24 Feb

OPINION | Put the Budget positives in perspective

The tax shortfall is north of R200 billion, the largest on record. This puts the positives in perspective and highlights that the road...

24 Feb

There is always room to talk, Treasury says amid public wages court challenge

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni said the state of the public service wage bill negotiations were not taking place under a state of divide...

24 Feb

Mboweni spies public service savings as court battle looms

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni said government would not budge from its plans to wrest the public service wages in multiple ways,...

24 Feb