Budget 3.0 A Moment of Decision
From The So What? by J P Landman & Ruda Landman
May 14, 2025 · 19 min · Season 4 · Episode 24
About this episode
The episode discusses the changes in South Africa's parliamentary budget voting process and the implications of these changes.
Up to now, South Africa’s parliament could only vote yes or no to a budget prepared by Treasury. They had no say over the nitty gritty. This time round, that has changed. It’s all in their hands. Which way will they decide: cut the expenditure cloak to fit the cloth of diminished income, or borrow more and incur a heavier debt burden? For more about JP, and to read his newsletter, please visit his website .
People in this episode
Hosts: J P Landman, Ruda Landman
Topics covered
- budget
- government decision-making
- expenditure
- debt
- South Africa
Keywords
- budget
- South Africa
- parliament
- Treasury
- expenditure
- debt
- government
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: South Africa’s parliament, Treasury
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