Reacting to the budget speech: 0.5% VAT increase, ‘GNU’, SA economy, SRD grants, tax, inflation

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In today’s live episode, Dr Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh unpacks the SA Budget Speech 2025 delivered by Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana.

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00:00 - Intro music
01:30 - Live begins
03:30 - 'GNU' budget consensus
05:50 - VAT increase
10:00 - Grants & social security
11:17 - Economic strategy
14:58 - Where to, from here? Budget Process
21:52 - Audience questions and comments
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Credits:
Director and DOP: Nomaan Haarzavi for Narr8 Studio
Second Camera Operator: Faizan Haq for Narr8 Studio
Producer: Oratile Kekana