Johannesburg - President Cyril Ramaphosa decided the national budget will be presented on February 21 as planned, said Ismail Momoniat, the head of tax and financial sector policy at the National Treasury.
While the Treasury considered postponing the event when Jacob Zuma was still president, Ramaphosa “is determined” it should go ahead on time, Momoniat said in an interview in Johannesburg on Thursday.
Ramaphosa was sworn in as President on Thursday after Zuma resigned late on Wednesday amid pressure from the ruling African National Congress, which he headed until December.
Ramaphosa on Friday delivered the State of the Nation Address after the event was postponed last week when Zuma was still the leader of the country.
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