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South African Fiscal Policy

Talking MTBPS 2020

January 28, 2021November 5, 2020
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I enjoyed chatting about the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement 2020 with Nwabisa Nontenja from YFM. I gave my insights on the history of the South African budget process and proposes …

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Categories South African Fiscal Policy

Can you hear the pandemic in MTBPS 2020?

January 28, 2021November 2, 2020
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‘We listen to everyone; only hear a few’  Minister Mboweni deviated from his Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS 2020) speech to voice these words.  Andile and Tumi wondered if …

Read moreCan you hear the pandemic in MTBPS 2020?

Categories South African Fiscal Policy

Using open contracting to connect the dots

January 28, 2021July 7, 2020
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We are a nation of dot connectors, yet some dot connections are more equal than others. The Public Procurement Bill (PDF) released by the National Treasury should connect the dots from the …

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Categories Public sector reform in South Africa, South African Fiscal Policy

A Budget Imaginary to tackle Very Real Inequality

February 6, 2021February 22, 2019
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Can public expenditure be egalitarian? This question is all but absent in discussions on Budget 2019 . It is the so-called efficiency question that dominates. The efficiency question seeks legitimate …

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Minister Nene’s Budget 2015 Exposes South Africa’s Poor Economic Policymaking Agenda

January 28, 2021February 25, 2015
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Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene, in his inaugural budget speech, offers this piece of wisdom, “The challenge of governance is to choose wisely between competing alternatives.” This takeaway statement is as …

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Nene’s Medium Term Budget Fails to Get Balance Right between Fiscal and Social Responsibility

January 28, 2021October 23, 2014
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How do we measure the performance of the South African budget? The message from Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene’s inaugural Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement suggests dual objectives. Minister Nene has cut …

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Budget 2014: ‘The Disconnect between Plans and Budgets’

January 28, 2021February 26, 2014
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Common sense suggests that budgets follow plans, not the other way around. Beyond the headline results of the budget, a closer look at the finance minister’s 2014 budget reveals significant …

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Categories South African Fiscal Policy

A Budget for a New Era of Engagement

January 28, 2021February 26, 2011
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Debates on the national budget have been called “noisy.” Budget 2011 has been particularly noisy, as the sheer number of voices responding to the budget has increased, as has the …

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Categories South African Fiscal Policy

Medium Term Budget Policy Statement: Building Up to Bold Decisions, But Time Is Not on the Side of the Poor

January 28, 2021October 29, 2010
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The Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) occurs in a deepening economic crisis; expressed most notably by the loss of over 1 million jobs in the last year. The prognosis …

Read moreMedium Term Budget Policy Statement: Building Up to Bold Decisions, But Time Is Not on the Side of the Poor

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