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BNC#7: Budget Panel - Burke; Bernstein; Mashele; and Heystek on Treasury's controversial budget and what it means for SA

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Closing out the seventh BizNews Conference BNC#7 in Hermanus, BizNews founder Alec Hogg sat down with the DA's finance spokesperson Mark Burke; Centre for Development and Enterprise CEO Ann Bernstein; political scientist Prince Mashele; and Magnus Heystek from Brenthurst Wealth. The panel unpacked Treasury's recently announced budget - which the DA has rejected - discussing the proposed VAT hike, wasteful government expenditure and what budget tensions between members of the GNU could mean for the future of the coalition as well South Africa.
14 Mar 2025 6AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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