Isaah Mhlanga on SA’s Budget Speech: adopting a business-friendly approach

After the challenges raised by Covid-19 and the increasing risks concerning South Africa’s fiscal sustainability, there were three objectives that the Finance Minister’s Budget Speech ought to have addressed.  Following on from a previous podcast, this podcast explores whether or not these objectives as well as the expectations of South Africans, were met. Once again, ERSA’s host speaks to Isaah Mhlanga, a Chief Economist at Alexander Forbes, who explains the importance of growing our tax-paying pool and what a realistic outlook is for our fiscal deficit, given the structural issues we are currently facing. With the Finance Minister adopting a […]