South Africa’s Finance Minister will have his third stab at presenting a budget on Wednesday, having dropped a controversial VAT hike that risked collapsing the ruling coalition. Will Enoch Godongwana finally get his budget over the line, and what does this all signal for the country’s fiscal – and political – stability?
Our economists will be answering your questions in this online briefing on Wednesday 21st May at 1000 ET/1500 BST, as they provide their immediate response to the budget.
During this 20 minute session, the team will be drawing on our EM Financial Risk Indicators as they address key issues, including:
- How policymakers are plugging South Africa’s budget gap;
- How concerned investors should be about South Africa’s fiscal risks;
- Whether stability been restored to the governing coalition.
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