Tito urged to put jobs first in budget 23 February 2021 - 18:48 Image: SUPPLIED
Finance minister Tito Mboweni’s budget today should prioritise creating jobs and protecting the livelihoods of the country s poor to resuscitate the economy.
This is the sentiment held by economists who spoke to Sowetan on Tuesday ahead of Mboweni s budget which will be tabled in parliament this afternoon.
Economist Duma Gqubule said Mboweni is in a better position than anticipated as the revenue shortfall is better than predicted in the budget last year. The government has R100bn more than it estimated it would have last year. But this was not enough as the country faces high levels of unemployment.