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'Outside influences on budget'

Feb 13 2009 16:16

There was something different about this year's budget, says an economist.

Govt 'in good borrowing position'

Feb 12 2009 17:17

While SA will run a larger-than-expected budget deficit, economists say the country is in a good position to fund this as its debt levels can rise without any trouble.

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'Not a political budget'

Feb 11 2009 22:18

This year's budget is not a departure from the conservative fiscal stance that South Africa has long had in place, says Standard Chartered Bank.

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AA: Steep fuel hike premature

Feb 11 2009 21:44

Government should have waited before hiking the fuel levy, says the Automobile Association.

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'Burden too big for tax payers'

Feb 11 2009 22:01

It is not sustainable that there are only 5.3m people paying tax, while 13m South Africans are on social welfare, warns an economist.

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Mines welcome royalty respite

Feb 11 2009 19:26

Mining companies have embraced Finance Minister Trevor Manuel's decision to push out the implementation of royalty legislation.

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Nene: 'SA must be realistic'

Feb 11 2009 19:26

Treasury's decision to hike up spending even though tax revenues are set to decline in 2009 has been informed by reality, says Deputy Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene.

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Black execs praise budget

Feb 11 2009 20:16

Government has made the right move by focusing its efforts on the poor, says the Black Management Forum.

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Budget in a nutshell

Here are the highlights and lowlights from the 2009 budget speech.

FULL TEXT: Budget speech

Read the full text of Finance Minister Trevor Manuel's national budget speech.

Relief for mining sector

Besieged local mines won't have to deal with the mining royalties regime this year.

Over 20 000 tips for Trevor

The "dysfunctional" Sars call centre, anti-retroviral treatment and tax on whiskey feature.

Booysen: Big risks remain

SA could easily enter a phase of negative growth, Absa's outgoing CEO has warned.

Stimulus - will market rise?

Joe Meyer takes a look at what the charts say about the US economic stimulus package.

Budget speech webcast

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Q: Are you satisfied with the way Trevor Manuel has allocated funds in the budget speech?

		Yes, the cut in personal tax is a welcome relief.	60%
		No, he could've allocated more to social spending instead of bailing out SAA.	26%
		It's what I've come to expect.	14%