Mboweni s budget dishonest, unaspiring, say opposition parties The Democratic Alliance (DA) s Geordin Hill-Lewis said that it was concerning that Mboweni did not mention what would happen to state-owned entities such as South African Airways (SAA). Finance Minister Tito Mboweni delivers his Budget speech in Parliament on 24 February 2021. Picture: GCIS.
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JOHANNESBURG - Dishonest, lacking in detail and unaspiring - these are some of the word s opposition parties used to describe Finance Minister Tito Mboweni s Budget speech.
The Democratic Alliance (DA) s Geordin Hill-Lewis said that it was concerning that Mboweni did not mention what would happen to state-owned entities such as South African Airways (SAA).
Tax hike would be detrimental for battling S. Africans, warn opposition parties Opposition parties said that all indications were that Finance Minister Tito Mboweni would slap South Africans with a tax increase. FILE: Finance Minister Tito Mboweni delivers his Medium-Term Budget Policy Speech in Parliament on 28 October 2020 in Cape Town. Picture: GCIS.
CAPE TOWN - No tax increases, vaccine rollout spending details and no costly bailouts of state-owned enterprises.
These were just some of the issues raised by opposition parties who wanted Finance Minister Tito Mboweni to include them, when he tables his budget on Wednesday afternoon.
Mboweni will deliver his Budget speech this afternoon and is expected to give details of finance for the vaccine rollout and economic recovery.