Parliament confirms postponement of Mboweni’s mini budget

Parliament confirms postponement of Mboweni’s mini budget

Parliament's programming committee has confirmed the postponement of Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement. 

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The mini budget was originally set to be tabled on October 21, but is now scheduled to be delivered a week later on October 28.


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This after Mboweni sent a request to National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise for a postponement due to the recent decisions by Cabinet in respect of adjusted estimates for the current financial year.


President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to reveal his economic recovery plan at a joint sitting of Parliament on Thursday afternoon.

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