Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) Review. The Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) for 2023 was unveiled by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana on 1 November 2023. The MTBPS, also referred to as the "mini-budget", allows government departments to apply for adjustments to their budgets, apply for rollovers, and request additional funds for unforeseeable and [...]
The supportive global conditions that spurred the economic recovery in 2021 are dissipating, and domestic shocks – Particularly power cuts – have lowered economic growth and confidence. A broad slowdown in global growth and high inflation are forecast. Rapid and decisive implementation of structural reforms, especially in the energy sector, supported by a clear [...]
DIRECTOR’S ROLE AMIDST RECENT TRENDS IN THE BUSINESS WORLD. Some of the recent trends in the business world, which directors should take cognisance of, are: Environmental, social and governance (ESG): This is an approach to evaluating and operating businesses that goes beyond the sole focus of shareholder return. ESG has three main [...]
"REVIEW: MEDIUM TERM BUDGET POLICY SPEECH" Overview There was not much good news, with revenue shortfalls projected in 2017/18 to be R50 billion, R69 billion in 2018/19 and R89 billion in 2019/20. So, a collective shortfall over the next three years of over R200 billion, with limited detail on how to fund it. There is [...]
