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Industry, civil society, academia welcome Treasury’s fiscal discipline amid weak growth
Industry, civil society, academia welcome Treasury's fiscal discipline amid weak growth
Business organisation Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) views the 2026 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) as proof that government's fiscal discipline is working.
The organisation has welcomed the National Treasury's ensuring that South Africa's government debt decreased despite the US-Israel conflict against Iran having been launched three days after the February Budget.
"That discipline is being rewarded: the rand has remained resilient, strengthening and becoming less volatile despite the…
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