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Daily news update: Govt’s R36bn economic package, Ngizwe Mchunu in court, ANC councillor nabbed for looting
Vhahangwele Nemakonde
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Finance Minister Tito Mboweni. Picture: @TreasuryRSA/Twitter
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Finance Minister Tito Mboweni on Wednesday announced that the government’s total economic package, to assist struggling citizens and businesses devastated by the pandemic and the recent civil unrest, would cost taxpayers about R36 billion.