South Africa’s budget has a politics problem

South Africa’s constrained national budget is becoming a political tool.

The government is faced with the challenge of making budgetary sacrifices to address rising fiscal challenges – however, it is unclear what should be cut off.

This Wednesday , Statistics SA revealed the latest inflation numbers showing a slowing of core inflation to 6.8% in April – down from 7.1% in March. Speaking at a PSG Think Big webinar, he said the government has to operate in a “give and take” framework whereby difficult budgetary trade-offs affect public sectors such as education or healthcare.

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