“The 2026 Budget marks an important turning point for South Africa.” (Dr Duncan Pieterse, Director-General, National Treasury) Some of the best news in Budget 2026 is the real GDP growth of an estimated 1.4% for 2025, rising to 2% in 2028, and a debt ratio that will stabilise during this financial year and decline thereafter. Inflation also declined to 3.2% in 2025 (from 4.4% in 2024), improving affordability for households and keeping interest rates down. At the same time, g

Last month’s Budget 3.0 withdrew the contentious proposed VAT changes. This resulted in inflation-linked fuel levy increases of 16c for...

“… the economy needs to grow much faster and in an inclusive manner. This is the central objective of the current administration.”...

“Our bigger challenge… is that our pie is not growing fast enough and this limits our ability to generate sufficient revenues to...

“Inflation is bringing us true democracy. For the first time in history, luxuries and necessities ...” (Robert Orben, comedian and writer)