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Home / Posts tagged “#fiscalpolicy”

#fiscalpolicy

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Video interview: New mutual insurer enters the market

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Key regulatory and compliance developments: looking back at 2024 and what’s ahead in 2025

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Issues around Budget 3.0 with tax specialist Louis Botha

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Budget gap widens as revenue projections slide

The revised Budget reveals the hard truth: with limited borrowing room and rising demands, Treasury must make tough calls on what to fund – and what to cut.

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Coalition politics hampered Budget consensus, says Godongwana

South Africa’s credibility among investors and ratings agencies will depend on whether the government meets the fiscal targets it has set, says Treasury.

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VAT hike halted – but legal uncertainty keeps SA on fiscal edge

Tax specialist Louis Botha answers pressing questions about the suspended VAT increase and its broader implications for budget-making power and taxpayer rights.

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Budget: higher taxes, rising costs, and no relief for households

A phased VAT increase and frozen tax brackets mean South Africans will pay more, while concerns grow over government spending and economic stagnation.

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VAT hike scaled back, but social grants take the biggest hit

With the government now R8.6 billion short, planned social grant increases have been slashed – while Home Affairs and border management also see deep budget cuts.

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Proposed VAT increase: fiscal necessity or economic catastrophe?

Instead of hiking VAT, the government could fix its tax collection problems, improve state resource management, and stimulate the economy to boost revenue.

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Rand wobbles, markets react – but Budget delay isn’t a crisis (yet)

Financial planners weigh in on the fallout and why investors should stay calm.

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Budget 2025: can debt stability lay the foundation for growth?

With South Africa’s debt-to-GDP ratio at 75.1%, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana faces a tough balancing act – can his Budget Speech reassure investors and spark economic growth?

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US market dominance: exceptional growth or hidden risk?

PSG Asset Management warns that market complacency, overconcentration in US equities, challenging starting valuations, and potential policy risks could make the next decade challenging for investors.

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Bank of America predicts only one repo rate cut this year

Stable growth and fiscal discipline could see South Africa’s credit rating rise two notches in the next three years.

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Godongwana signals gradual approach to NHI funding

Progress with implementing National Health Insurance will be contingent on the fiscal situation.

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Treasury analysing SARS data in considering a possible wealth tax

MPs are also told that the fiscus cannot afford a permanent and expanded Social Relief of Distress grant without tax increases.

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Fiscal challenges: insights from the 2024 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement

The Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement reveals a budget surplus and reduced wage bill, but it warns of ongoing financial pressures due to modest economic growth projections.

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Rethinking inflation: SARB’s governor on achieving lower rates without sacrificing growth

Having reached the target of 4.5% with ‘little or no cost’, Lesetja Kganyago argues that South Africa can achieve permanently lower inflation and interest rates.

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