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A look ahead to South Africa’s Budget

South Africa’s Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana faces an uphill task in next week’s Budget to convince investors that the government will be able to place the public finances on a sustainable footing. In this Weekly, we highlight the key things to look out for. But the short point is that we expect the government's austerity plans to be watered down.

We will be discussing the key takeaways from the Budget in a Drop-In shortly after Mr. Godongwana’s speech. Sign up here.

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