Public works gets 30.6% more this year 2006-02-16 06:00:01
The department of public works' budget will increase from R3 billion to R3.9 billion in 2008/09. For 2006/07, there is a sharp increase of 30.6 percent because of a special allocation earmarked for a new trading entity.
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State to inject R38bn into policing over 3 years 2006-02-16 06:00:01
Visible policing would remain a priority over the next three years, with budget allocations to safety and security increasing over this period to R38.5 billion, Trevor Manuel said.
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Home affairs spending to slow 2006-02-16 06:00:01
Spending by the department of home affairs is expected to slow down over the next three years, in contrast to the relatively rapid growth of the past three, according to the 2006/07 budget.
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Pension tax cut boosts bonds 2006-02-16 06:00:01
The surprise halving of the tax on retirement funds was the only announcement in yesterday's budget that moved the market.
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KwaZulu-Natal gets top allocation of the provinces 2006-02-16 06:00:01
KwaZulu-Natal would receive just over one-fifth, or R36 billion, of the money the national government transferred to provinces in 2006/07, Trevor Manuel said yesterday.
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Nuclear project gets over R500m 2006-02-16 06:00:01
More than half a billion rand had been set aside in the coming year for the pebble bed modular reactor (PBMR) project, according to the national treasury.
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Housing budget to rocket to R9.5bn 2006-02-16 06:00:01
The housing budget is set to rocket from R6.9 billion to R9.5 billion over the next three years, an increase of more than 37 percent.
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Gautrain to get R7.1bn over three years 2006-02-16 06:00:01
The national treasury would allocate R7.1 billion over the next three years for the construction of the controversial R20 billion high-speed Gautrain project, Trevor Manuel said yesterday.
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BPO gets R70m injection 2006-02-16 06:00:01
The government has allocated R70 million for the development of the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector support programme.
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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.
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Justice department gets R1.5bn increase 2006-02-16 05:00:01
The justice and constitutional development budget will increase by R1.5 billion over the next three years to R8.9 billion, according to the 2006/07 budget.
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Labour spending goes into Setas 2006-02-16 06:00:01
The labour department spending was set to increase by almost R1.2 billion over the next three years, to R8.2 billion in 2008/09, according to the budget yesterday.
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An additional R34bn allocated to infrastructure 2006-02-16 05:00:01
The government had allocated an additional R34 billion to infrastructure expenditure for the next three years, which included money to be spent by public enterprises such as Eskom and Transnet as well as the national, provincial and local governments, finance minister Trevor Manuel said in his budget speech in parliament yesterday.
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Child Welfare welcomes extra funding 2006-02-15 19:22:01
Finance Minister Trevor Manuel's announcement of a R30,9-billion increase in funding for social welfare services has been given the thumbs up by Johannesburg Child Welfare Society spokesperson Jackie Loffell.
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 Manuel upbeat on economy
Manuel makes the poor a priority
Budget pushes up fuel prices
Good news for property seekers
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Budget will boost SA growth - Naamsa 2006-02-15 17:05:01
Income tax relief granted in this year's budget will help offset the higher fringe benefit tax burden on motor cars, the vehicle manufacturers association says.
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Budget 2006 highlights
Manuel upbeat on economy
Kwa-Zulu Natal gets biggest slice of provincial pie
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Kwa-Zulu Natal gets biggest slice of provincial pie 2006-02-15 15:00:01
KwaZulu-Natal is to receive just over a fifth of the money the national government is transferring to provinces in this financial year, Finance Minister Trevor Manuel said on Wednesday.
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Manuel upbeat on economy 2006-02-15 15:00:01
An upbeat Finance Minister Trevor Manuel painted a rosy picture of the South African economy during his 10th Budget speech to the National Assembly on Wednesday, but also sounded a word of warning.
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Kwa-Zulu Natal gets biggest slice of provincial pie
New trading entity planned for Public Works
Millions more for pebble-bed reactor
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Millions more for pebble-bed reactor 2006-02-15 15:00:01
Over half a billion rand has been set aside in the coming year for the controversial pebble bed modular reactor project, according to the Budget Review tabled on Wednesday.
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Spending on prisons to rise 2006-02-15 15:00:01
The amount spent on South Africa's prisons is set to increase by R1.8 billion over the next three years, according to the Budget tabled by Finance Minister Trevor Manuel in the National Assembly on Wednesday.
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Manuel makes the poor a priority 2006-02-15 15:00:01
The 2006/07 Budget gives priority to the poor, Finance Minister Trevor Manuel told the National Assembly on Wednesday.
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New trading entity planned for Public Works 2006-02-15 14:15:01
The budget for the Department of Public Works increases from R3 billion to R3.9 billion in 2008/09, Finance Minister Trevor Manuel revealed on Wednesdsay when he tabled his 2006 budget.
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Rail, bus subsidies dominate transport budget 2006-02-15 14:15:01
Rail and bus subsidies in the public transport sector dominate the Department of Transport's budget, according to the address by Finance Minister Trevor Manuel in Parliament on Wednesday.
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Labour Department gets spending boost 2006-02-15 14:15:01
Labour Deparment spending is set to increase by almost R1.2 billion over the next three years, to R8.2 billion in 2008/09, according to the latest Budget tabled by Finance Minister Trevor Manuel on Wednesday.
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Boost for Aids programme 2006-02-15 14:15:01
National government's HIV/Aids health grant to provinces, which funds the antiretroviral (ARV) treatment programme, will increase by over R400 million in the coming financial year.
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Billions for trains – and 60000 minibus taxis to be scrapped 2006-02-15 14:12:01
As a Transnet strike left rail commuters stranded at stations around Cape Town, Finance Minister Trevor Manuel promised to spend an additional R1,6-billion on upgrading passenger rail services over the next three financial years.
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New grant for facilities 2006-02-15 14:12:01
The acceleration of housing delivery has received an added boost of R9,2-billion by Finance Minister Trevor Manuel in his annual Budget.
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Budget may address South Africa's savings crisis 2006-02-15 12:17:01
South Africa's national savings - now at the lowest level since 1949 - need to be addressed in Trevor Manuel's Budget today if the country is to achieve six percent growth, economist Jac Laubscher says.
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Savings 'key to 6% growth'
Savings lose out to spending
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Manuel expected to ease exchange controls 2006-02-14 13:34:01
A leading investment house has joined offshore watchers of South Africa's economy who expect a relaxation in foreign exchange controls in the national budget on Wednesday.
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SA budget 'should focus on service delivery'
Job creation will top the budget's list, say analysts
Manuel's budget 'to favour low-income citizens'
Revenue boost spells a crowd-pleasing budget
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