Editing Allowed - Mixed reactions to supplementary budget speech

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Finance Minister Tito Mboweni's supplementary budget speech has received mixed reactions from the public, Hilary Joffe and the panel discuss those reactions with a look at how the Reserve Bank is likely to maintain a cautious stance before deciding to implement a rate cut.

24 Jun 2020 English South Africa News · Business

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