by @Izak Odendaal | Nov 7, 2023 | Economics, Investment / Asset Management, Minister of Finance, MTBPS, National Treasury
Izak Odendaal – Old Mutual Wealth Investment Strategist Compared to the euphoria of the Springbok’s victory tour, the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) was always going to be a comedown. But even by less ecstatic standards, it was still bleak....
by @Bulent Badsha | Nov 6, 2023 | Economics, Investment / Asset Management, MTBPS
Bulent Badsha, Portfolio Manager at M&G Investments It is rather unfortunate that fiscal policy in South Africa only gets attention twice a year — around the time of the Budget Review and the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) — as it...
by @Johan Gouws | Nov 2, 2023 | Economics, Government & Politics, MTBPS
Johan Gouws – Head of Advice, Sasfin Asset Consulting The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. With the euphoria of the historic fourth Rugby World Cup for the Springboks still filling the air, the Medium-Term Budget (MTB) announced by the Minister of...
by @Elna Moolman | Nov 2, 2023 | Economics, MTBPS
Elna Moolman, Economist at Standard Bank Balancing act delivers unsurprising changes Still aiming to stabilise debt, though yet again at a higher level: As we expected, government tempered the fiscal impact of lower revenues and wage bill...
by @Sanisha Packirisamy | Nov 1, 2023 | Economics, General, MTBPS
Sanisha Packirisamy, Economist at Momentum Investments Today’s budget outcomes highlight a prudent approach to fiscal spending with R154 billion in proposed cuts to expenditure over the next three fiscal years. However, the bulk of these cuts are expected to...
