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Mini Budget 2010

Rand cowers as Gordhan cracks whip

Oct 27 2010 22:16

The rand has plummeted, losing almost 3% against the pound, after Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan announced measures to weaken the local currency.

Gordhan downplays NHI tax burden

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Gordhan hailed as ExCon fall away

Oct 27 2010 18:11

Financial sector experts have welcomed Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan's move to further ease exchange controls.

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Gordhan vows radical economic change

Oct 27 2010 17:36

Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan says the new growth path unveiled this week will not be cosmetic and will rely on the private sector to create more jobs.

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Gordhan promises value for tax money

Oct 27 2010 17:36

Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has revealed that R12.4bn budgeted for capital projects in 2009/10 went unspent and vowed to get value for money in public spending.

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Solid, pragmatic budget lauded

Oct 27 2010 16:37

Reaction to Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan's mini budget has been largely positive.

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Financial sector overhaul looms

Oct 27 2010 16:31

The Treasury says it plans to release a comprehensive discussion document in early November entailing proposals to beef up the financial regulatory system.

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'Police spend too much on administration'

Oct 27 2010 16:19

Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has ticked off the police department for spending too much on administration and not enough on actually fighting crime.

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SA economy better off: Gordhan

Oct 27 2010 14:01

Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan says the economy will show higher growth over the next three years than forecast.

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Revenue overrun lowers deficit

Oct 27 2010 14:01

An extra R31bn in revenue has helped bring down the budget deficit to 5.3% of gross domestic product.

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R320m tender scrapped

A Limpopo textbook tender awarded to former officials has been cancelled.
State to limit lawyer fees

A new bill aims to regulate how much lawyers can charge clients.
Cheaper petrol soon

The fuel price will drop significantly in June, says the energy minister.
'Sanral won't default'

Jimmy Manyi says a default by Sanral on its R20bn debt "is not an option".
Government backs SAA

State coffers will aid SAA's Africa expansion drive, says Malusi Gigaba.
Huge gas finds in Africa

Western firms have found vast new gas fields off the East African coast.
Sanral's new boss

Sanral engineering executive Koos Smit will take over as CEO in June.
Sars tackles fraud

Sars says it will take on rampant tax fraud in the construction sector.

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Tender fraud may top R25bn

Oct 27 2010 14:48

The government is investigating tender fraud totalling R25bn and is considering imposing penalties double the size of the identified fraud.

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R1bn to get youth working

Oct 27 2010 15:07

Incentives for youth job creation have been proposed through the tax system and the finance minister says the emphasis will be on piloting job creation projects.

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Gordhan downplays NHI tax burden

Oct 27 2010 14:01

The state would be "relentless" in pursuing National Health Insurance, but Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan played down the prospect of higher taxes paying for it.

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No plans to weaken rand

Oct 27 2010 14:23

SA will not make "inappropriate short-term" responses to weaken the rand as this will hamper longer-term economic growth, says Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan.

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