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Minister faces tough Budget as fiscus teeters on edge of collapse

ECONOMY

FINANCE Minister Enoch Godongwana does not quote renowned poets when tabling his Budget Speech in Parliament, nor does he bring an aloe vera plant to convince us of the resilience of the economy.

Instead, Godongwana prefers to dive straight into the crux of the matter and churn out the growth forecasts, tax revenue forecasts and expected government expenditure for the years ahead, without pretence at fattening the cow before slaughter.

Wednesday will be no different as

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