PPS MTBPS Commentary
November 12, 2021
Reza Hendrickse, PPS Investments Portfolio Manager Finance minister Enoch Godongwana’s maiden Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) was broadly in line with expectations, judging by the muted reaction from the bond and currency markets. Not…
Tough times ahead but it isn’t all bad news
November 12, 2021
Bernard Sacks, Tax Consulting Partner at Mazars in South Africa South Africa’s Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, presented his maiden Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) speech to Parliament earlier today, against a backdrop of…
Fiscal consolidation a positive but expenditure risks remain
November 12, 2021
Old Mutual Investment Group economist, Johann Els The South African investment community breathed a collective sigh of relief this afternoon, as Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivered a positive 2021 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS)…
The South African Insurance Association (SAIA) The South African Insurance Association (SAIA) welcomes the R11-billion allocation for SASRIA in the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement presented to Parliament today by the Minister of Finance. As the…
Building an ecosystem in which South African small businesses can thrive is essential to economic recovery
November 11, 2021
Jeremy Lang, Executive Director at Business Partners Limited provides comment ahead of the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement Mr Enoch Godongwana, South Africa’s Minister of Finance, will table the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) on 11…
Can Government trigger a meaningful economic revival with the MTBPS
November 11, 2021
Tendani Mantshimuli, Consumer Economist, Liberty New Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s medium-term budget policy statement today will be closely scrutinised for its commitment to improving the lot of ordinary South African’s who have been left struggling after the economic jolts…
Call for Godongwana to stick to agreed public sector wage savings
November 11, 2021
Old Mutual Investment Group economist, Johann Els Old Mutual Investment Group economist, Johann Els, has urged the Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, to deliver a positive outcome in his inaugural Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS)…
South African taxpayers heaved a collective sigh of relief when Finance Minister Tito Mboweni revealed during the recently delivered Budget Speech that Treasury had opted against the introduction of the R40 billion in tax measures initially…
