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BUDGET 2006
To budget is to choose: Manuel charts a course for an Age of Hope 2006-02-16 05:00:01
"There are no joys without mountains having been climbed. There are no joys without the nightmares that precede them and spring them into light... [Full Story...]

Growth expected to continue at 5% a year 2006-02-16 05:00:01
Trevor Manuel said yesterday that the economy was expected to grow at about 5 percent a year over the next three years, but warned that some drivers of growth could reverse. [Full Story...]

Tax relief will benefit low-end retailers 2006-02-16 05:00:01
Tax relief for bottom- and middle-income earners would contribute towards a continuation of steady growth in retail sales, wealth manager BOE Private Clients analyst Barbara Price-Hughes said yesterday. [Full Story...]

On the right path, but more must be done 2006-02-16 05:00:01
Cosatu has long called for a more expansionary budget to overcome the deep inequalities and high levels of unemployment left by apartheid. [Full Story...]

 
TEN - A dapper Trevor Manuel in the early years of his tenure as South Africa's Finance Minister. Manuel presents his 10th national budget to parliament today and he can feel justifiably proud of what has been achieved on his watch, writes Quentin Wray. Full story Photo: Photo: Business Report

Budget speech
Useful work for Bafana Bafana and the Proteas
To budget is to choose: Manuel charts a course for an Age of Hope
The outsider who has measured vision against reality
Budget 2006: Key Points
Trevor's tips, quips and misfits

The Budget and you
My Budget - Thabo Malebadi
Treasury outlines incentive for saving
Medical aid changes draw mixed reaction
My Budget - Jeff Osborne
My Budget - Yasantha Naidoo

The Budget and business
Sasol's share tumbles 8% after surprise windfall tax proposal
Tax relief will benefit low-end retailers
Tax amnesty in sight for small firms
Growth stance lauded, but companies moan over tax
Construction sector major winner of budget

The Budget and economy
Collection overrun lowers deficit to R7.9bn
Denel gets R2bn bailout, while accident fund gets R2.7bn
Public works gets 30.6% more this year
State to inject R38bn into policing over 3 years
Home affairs spending to slow