South Africa: Budget Day 2014 - More Bread and Circuses

[Daily Maverick]Last year, amid much fanfare, on 23 October 2013 the Minister of Finance, Pravin Gordhan, tabled in Parliament the Medium Term Policy Statement (MTBPS), also known as the Mini-Budget, because it provides insight into what the 2014/15 budget is likely to be. The Minister and his team at Treasury are currently preparing for the 2014 budget day circus that will take place on 26 February. Last year, much was said about the Minister's strong stance on rooting out waste and extravagance in government. The me
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