That screeching was Mboweni hitting the brakes on promises to cut spending
The finance minister has reneged on his commitment to cap debt at 87% of GDP within three years
Finance minister Tito Mboweni’s speeches are often so thin there seems little point in giving them.
For the latest — the medium-term budget policy statement — you wonder why he bothered to travel all the way from Magoebaskloof to Cape Town...
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