Godongwana Faces His Toughest Mini-Budget Yet As Oil And Weak Growth Bite

Godongwana Faces His Toughest Mini-Budget Yet As Oil And Weak Growth Bite

[Image: Facebook] Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana promised not to raise taxes in 2026. On Wednesday, we find out how hard that promise will be to keep. Godongwana will table the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS), the mini-budget, in Parliament on 21 October at 14:00. Daily Investor describes it as one of the toughest MTBPS outings of his five years in charge of the country’s finances. February looked kinder. The 2026 Budget projected…

Eyes on Finance Minister, ahead of Medium-Term Budget Framework statement

    With the budgets in South African households stretched to or beyond their limits, all eyes are on the ways Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana intends to balance economic growth and demands on public funds. He will on Wednesday deliver the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement, and many hope that relieving the pressure on consumers will be at the top of the agenda.   Economist Dawie Roodt reminds citizens that the Medium-Term Budget Framework is…

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The Finance Minister will present the MTBS in an environment that is radically different from when he presented the budget in February.

What to expect from mini-budget for economy to weather fuel price storm

PLFinance Minister Enoch Godongwana will have to balance any additional fuel levy relief against the expected overrun in corporate taxes, says Nedbank's Isaac Matshego.Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is set to deliver the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS), or “Mini Budget” on Wednesday, to outline the...