Isaah Mhlanga on SA Budget 2021: Good news from SA’s 2020 Monetary and Fiscal Policy Decisions

Economic Research Southern Africa

Feb 19 2021 | 00:36:34

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Show Notes

Joining ERSA’s host in this podcast is Isaah Mhlanga, a Chief Economist at Alexander Forbes. Together they discuss expectations for the upcoming 2021 Budget Speech, which will be delivered next week. With the current state of the economy highlighting a growing budget deficit after the Covid-19 shock, what should happen to the alcohol excise tax, the tax relief for small businesses and the allocation of funds to SOEs? At a time when the Moody’s credit agency has South Africa on a negative outlook and is expecting investment to drive economic growth, Isaah delivers some good news from 2020’s monetary and […]

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