Budget Speech 2025 | Section27 unhappy with some budget cuts
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivered his third national budget for 2025, marking a contentious shift in South Africa’s fiscal policy.
The revised budget trims overall government spending from R2.60 trillion to R2.58 trillion, with notable cuts to social services and education.
These reductions follow the scrapping of a proposed VAT hike, creating a R75 billion shortfall addressed through spending cuts and fuel tax increases.
The budget has sparked criticism from civil society and unions, who argue it threatens vulnerable communities and deepens social inequality.
Chairperson of the Budget Justice Coalition and Budget Analyst at SECTION27, joins me in studio.
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