I do not know for sure, but I think the Minister of Finance, or his team, is listening to The Economics Minute, because yesterday, he said all the right things. This was of course made easier by the almost R181 billion extra tax revenue he received in 2021/22. This gave him leeway to use part of it to pay for extra expenses and to use the rest to reduce the borrowing requirement. He could continue with the fiscal discipline, but also give some tax relief.
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