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Minister of Finance @tito_mboweni leading by example. Flying economy class to Cape Town. #WalktheTalk
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As you are aware, following yesterday’s Cabinet reshuffle, President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Mr Nhlanhla Nene as the Minister of Finance and Mr Mondli Gungubele as the Deputy Minister of Finance. We look forward to welcoming them to National Treasury.🇿🇦 #TeamTreasury
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Visit for more information.
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Value Added Tax (VAT) has increased as of today from 14% to 15%. Here is a list of VAT zero-rated goods.
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Moody's has affirmed SA's sovereign credit rating and changed the outlook to stable from negative.
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Highlights from the 2018 National Budget #Budget2018
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Media statement with Minister Nhlanhla Nene's message to fellow South Africans @GovernmentZA
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Min @tito_mboweni joins via teleconference the G20 Leadership’s Extraordinary discussion on finding a coordinated global response to the Covid-19 pandemic. President Ramaphosa @CyrilRamaphosa , other SA Government Ministers, and SARB Governor @KganyagoLesetja are also on the call.
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Moody's has cut SA's credit rating to sub-investment grade. Min @tito_mboweni calls on South Africans to stand and work together now more than ever to fix the economy. South Africa is a phoenix. "In order to rise from its own ashes, a phoenix first must burn," – Octavia Butler.
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'Freedom did not fall from the sky, bt was fought for with blood , sweat & tears'- Ahmed Kathrada. Rest in peace uncle Kathy
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Sub-investment grade. What does it mean, particularly for South Africans? #Moodys @GovernmentZA @tito_mboweni @DrDavidMasondo @MogajaneD
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Minister Gigaba: The announcement on fee-free education was unexpected, and we preferred an announcement that was mindful to the sensitivity of the budget planning process. Fee-free is free on the student, but not free for government and the people of SA #Budget2018 #MorningLive
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Minister @tito_mboweni is calling for public comment on an economic policy paper titled: Economic transformation, inclusive growth, and competitiveness: Towards an Economic Strategy for South Africa. Access the policy paper here:
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Finance Minister #TitoMboweni @tito_mboweni addressed National Treasury staff today. He paid tribute to his predecessor, Nhlanhla Nene. He also said that there was "a lot of work" to be done in coming months, and that he was looking forward to working with officials.
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How credit ratings work ?
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National Treasury and SARS officials hard at work, finalizing the MTBPS Speech with Minister of Finance @tito_mboweni and Deputy Minister Mondli Gungubele. Speech will be delivered on 24 October 2018. #MTBPS2018
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Minister @tito_mboweni says on a teleconference with media following Moody's downgrade: I will be creating a unit within Ministry called the Vul’indlela unit. It will comprise a few people who will look throughout the government system about where we are on structural reforms.
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The IMF Executive Board has approved US$4.3 Billion Financial Support to South Africa to deal with the Coronavirus pandemic. More information is on the National Treasury's website on @tito_mboweni @MogajaneD @DrDavidMasondo #COVID19SA
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Minister @tito_mboweni and some of the National Treasury team members working on the absolute finishing touches to the #Budget2020 Speech.
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Finance Minister Tito Mboweni @tito_mboweni has been appointed as a trustee of the African Union Peace Fund.
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Minister of Finance: Individuals who install rooftop solar panels from 1 March 2023 will be able to claim a rebate of 25% of the cost of the panels, up to a maximum of R15 000. This can be used to reduce their tax liability in the 23/24 tax year. Available for one year.
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MEDIA STATEMENT - RESPONSE TO FEE-FREE HIGHER EDUCATION
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MEDIA STATEMENT STATEMENT ON ESKOM CONTRACTS
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Media statement: South Africa has once again achieved joint first place with New Zealand in the 2019 Open Budget Index (OBI). The win is in recognition of the country’s commitment to a transparent budget process. For more info click on link: #OpenBudget
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Media statement on the Viceroy Capitec Bank Report @MTshwete #Capitecbank @GCISMedia
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Impact of junk status to ordinary South African.
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MEDIA STATEMENT ALERT: Media statement on the World Bank’s Development Policy Loan to South Africa. @WorldBankAfrica @GovernmentZA
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Minister @tito_mboweni holding a video conference with Ministers of Finance from across African countries. The engagement is on sharing experiences on Covid-19 and its impact on the African economy and budgets. #Covid19SA #FightCOVID19 #Covid_19
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National Treasury Director-General, Dondo Mogajane's @MogajaneD last day in the office. Mr Mogajane's contract as DG ends today.
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World Champions!!!!! #RWC2019 Well done #Springboks . You have done South Africa proud. #Madibamagic
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[Media Statement] NT welcomes the appointment of Dr Mampho Modise as the Deputy Director-General for Public Finance 👉
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Media statement: @tito_mboweni Ministry of Finance announces a Spokeswoman.
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Minister Tito Mboweni @tito_mboweni met with World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim in Pretoria today. Kim is in South Africa at the invitation of President Cyril Ramaphosa.
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Min of Finance @tito_mboweni during the delivery of the #SupplementaryBudget Speech: But debt is our weakness. We have accumulated far too much debt; this downturn will add more. This year, out of every rand that you pay in tax, 21 cents goes to paying interest on our past debts.
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Min @tito_mboweni at the Joint SCoF and SeCoF virtual meeting says: The Minister of Finance is no longer interested in pouring public funds into dysfunctional SOEs. We are interested in supporting those SOEs that are functioning well. For instance, we are a shareholder in Telkom.
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Media statement on SA successfully issuing bonds in international markets. The transaction was oversubscribed. The South African government sees the success of the transaction as an expression of investor confidence in the country. @MogajaneD @GovernmentZA @tito_mboweni
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Minister Gigaba: The Director-General of the National Treasury will issue a directive to all government Departments to pay their suppliers in 30 days, or risk being charged for financial misconduct #Budget2018
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Media statement on VBS Mutual Bank matter:
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Minister @tito_mboweni is conducting a telecon with media following the downgrade by Moody's to sub-investment grade. He's joined by the Deputy Minister, Treasury execs, and SARB Governor @KganyagoLesetja . Min Mboweni says: Fiscal authorities are providing fiscal support to SA.
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Overall Social Grants changes #Budget2018
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Statement by Minister @tito_mboweni during the virtual meeting of the International Monetary and Finance Committee of the IMF chaired by @SAReserveBank Governor @KganyagoLesetja .
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Minister of Finance: The child support grant rises from R480 to R510 on 1 October 2023, while the foster care grant increases from R1070 to R1130 over the same period. #BudgetSpeech2023
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Media Statement: @TreasuryRSA and @SAReserveBank joint response to allegations by Mr. Tokyo Sexwale. For full statement:
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NT's CFO, Silindile Kubheka, has been nominated for the 2018 CFO Awards. This is her debut nomination. Silindile is a chartered accountant & certified internal auditor with certificates in risk management, corporate governance and project management. #TeamTreasury @CFOSouthAfrica
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Media Statement on World Bank’s Approval of $497 Million in Financing to Lower South African’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Read more from the National Treasury website:
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Min @tito_mboweni in Parliament says: the economy is in recession. Tax revenue has declined very sharply. We therefore need to refocus our attention to what is now feasible and how we can help our people during Covid-19 and still be able to support our economy going forward.
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Minister Mboweni @tito_mboweni has convened a colloquium to be held today where government officials will present policy proposals to raise the level of SA'S economic growth. The colloquium will also be attended by other Ministers, economists, experts and academia.
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Minister @tito_mboweni tells MPs: #Eskom is a business! One of key issues that we need to solve is appoint the correct people to run Eskom. We must appoint the correct Board of Directors, a competent management team, & be in a position to hold .. accountable for the operations.
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National Treasury welcomes a group of young aspiring public officials as part of the department’s internship programme.
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Minister @tito_mboweni and @SAReserveBank Governor @KganyagoLesetja today hosts a bilateral meeting to discuss Economic Response Package to deal with the COVID-19 outbreak. #CoronavirusInSouthAfrica #Covid_19 #Covid19SA
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Minister @tito_mboweni today briefed media on the announced economic support package. He was joined by DG @MogajaneD and other National Treasury exco members. Minister's remarks and accompanying docs are on website: and
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Today's SA Economy Colloquium was a huge success. A follow-up colloquium will take place in mid January 2019.
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#TeamTreasury on the international investor roadshow in London today. The delegation is led by Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene and comprises NT and Reserve Bank senior officials, as well as business and labour reps. Minister Nene says investors are feeling optimistic about SA.
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The Minister of Finance, the Deputy Minister and the Director-General took a surprise walkabout at the departments Madiba Street Building in Pretoria to engage and thank Team Treasury for their meaningful efforts in working towards achieving the departments goals and objectives.
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#Budget2017 Gordhan: Consolidated spending in 2017/18
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Dep Min @DrDavidMasondo says on a telecon regarding Moody's downgrade: The key point now is that the coronavirus and the downgrade provide SA with an opportunity to implement the structural reforms & make sure that constraints making it difficult for economy to grow are tackled.
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There are no documents of deals ready for signature on nuclear. Therefore the reports are misleading and mischievous .
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A joint Media Statement by @TreasuryRSA , @SAReserveBank and @BankingZA on Loan Guarantee Scheme. For full documentation, please click here:
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Minister Malusi Gigaba will table the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement to Parliament today at 14:00. #MTBPS2017
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Treasury officials join Minister @tito_mboweni to put finishing touches to the #MTBPS2019 Speech. DG @MogajaneD and DDGs have already done most of the work and number crunching. Follow us for more info in the build up to Wednesday when the Minister will deliver the Speech.
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Minister @tito_mboweni speaking during @StellenboschUni centenary webinar said: “If we head towards a fiscal crisis, then we have a sovereign crisis, and then a banking crisis. We can no longer live beyond our means. We have to close the mouth of the hippopotamus." #economy
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Minister @tito_mboweni concludes a meeting with @MyJRA executives. The meeting, to continue on 20 December 2019, was about concerns over delays in the finalisation of the R260million Louis Botha Avenue Improvement Project. All agree that the project needs to be concluded ASAP.
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2/ Min @tito_mboweni tells MPs: So when I hear members say Eskom must be funded, I say: I agree. But tell me where I should take the money from. There must be a give and take. You can’t have everything at the same time. #Eskom
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The National Treasury is pleased to announce the appointment of Vuyelwa Vumendlini as the Deputy Director-General for International and Regional Economic Policy. #TeamTreasury
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Media statement on the appointment of a panel of experts to review the current list of VAT zero-rated goods. #VAT
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The Presidency has released the #PIC report. The Public Investment Corporation (PIC) is one of the public entities that report to Minister of Finance @tito_mboweni . The report is now available on both the @PresidencyZA and National Treasury websites:
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Statement by the Minister of Finance 24 August 2016
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Minister @tito_mboweni & Treasury today briefs media on the recent announcements by Moody’s and Fitch to downgrade South Africa’s sovereign credit ratings & recent interventions made by Treasury to assist in limiting the economic impact of the Covid-19 outbreak.
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National Treasury has set up an email address for members of the public to send in suggestions on how best government can use the already very limited public finances to address #COVID . Click on link for more info: #COVID19SouthAfrica @MogajaneD
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It is Budget Day today. #Budget2022 . The Minister of Finance, Mr Enoch Godongwana, will deliver the Budget Speech at 14:00 in @ParliamentofRSA . Tune in to all Parliament and National Treasury social media platforms and major broadcasters. @GovernmentZA
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Mr Tito Mboweni has been reappointed as the Minister of Finance #CabinetAnnouncement #cabinet2019
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Minister @tito_mboweni tells PIC staff: "you should be happy for the new leadership. Focus on your work & leave the politics to me. Do the work that will grow funds under your management. You're entrusted with huge responsibility. Maintain high standards & investment decisions."
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Media statement on the meeting between Finance Minister Mr Tito Mboweni @tito_mboweni and SARB Governor Mr Lesetja Kganyago @KganyagoLesetja
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RSA🇿🇦and the New Development Bank will be launching the Africa Regional Centre tomorrow in Johannesburg #BRICSNDBARC @GovernmentZA @DIRCO_ZA
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Media statement - Minister @tito_mboweni has appointed Mr Unathi Kamlana as Commissioner of the Financial Sector Conduct Authority @FSCA_ZA . More details of the media statement may be accessed from this link:
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Minister of Finance: The old age and disability grants increase by R90 on 1 April 2023 and a further R10 on 1 October 2023. The result is a total increase to R2090. #BudgetSpeech2023
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Min @tito_mboweni in Parliament says: One of the things that have become clearer is that we have to adapt to changing circumstances. We are no longer as rich as we used to think we are. We have to adapt to a new situation, think seriously about going to zero-based budgeting.
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National Treasury media statement following the approval of a $1billion emergency program loan by the New Development Bank @NDB_int @GovernmentZA @tito_mboweni @DrDavidMasondo @MogajaneD
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Minister @tito_mboweni at #Nedlac on Friday says: we need to stop the bleeding of the fiscus by making sure that spending is restrained and properly directed; and wastage and corruption are removed so we can begin to have faster economic growth. #Budget2020 #PostBudget2020
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Team Finance 1999 #MTBPS2021
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With only 5days left to the 2019 MTBPS, Minister @tito_mboweni and Treasury officials, @Mashudu Masutha-Rammutle and Roy Havemann are hard at work putting together the MTBPS speech.
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MEDIA BRIEFING
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📺 Minister Gigaba on @questCNN : “We are all of the view that the President of the country should resign, and we certainly expect him to do the right thing. This will bring about the needed policy certainty to put #SouthAfrica back on track”
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Dondo Mogajane is National Treasury's 4th DG. Maria Ramos was the first, Lesetja Kganyago was the second & Lungisa Fuzile was the third.
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Minister @tito_mboweni has announced exceptional tax measures as part of the fiscal package outlined by President Cyril Ramaphosa. These measures are over and above the tax proposals made in the 2020 Budget on 26 February 2020. and
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Media statement - S&P Global Ratings downgrades SA's sovereign credit ratings, but revises outlook to stable from negative #CreditRatings @tito_mboweni @MogajaneD @DrDavidMasondo @GovernmentZA @GCISMedia
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Budget Day has arrived!! Tune in on major news stations from 14:00 to follow the Minister of Finance's Budget Speech. #Budget2023 #BudgetSpeech2023
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𝗕𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀: Minister, Deputy Minister and senior officials #Budget2018 #TeamTreasury
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National Treasury is hiring: Director General position
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CREDIT RATINGS & HOW THEY WORK
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National Treasury wishes to set the record straight on circulating news about nuclear deal allegedly signed by Minister Malusi Gigaba
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Finance Minister @mgigaba would like to congratulate Priscillah Mabelane on her appointment as CEO of BP Southern Africa #WomensMonth
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SA means business! #TeamSouthAfrica following a briefing session with President C Ramaphosa in preparation for SA’s participation at #WEF19 - they will engage & update the international community on the path of renewal & growth on which the country has embarked. #SAinDavos2019
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Minister @tito_mboweni in Parliament for a debate on the #RevisedFiscalFramework : I'm very concerned that no sooner had we made budget allocations towards the Covid interventions, than tsotsis starting to plan to steal. That is a very serious problem.
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Min @tito_mboweni said at the #NTBudgetVote2019 he has tasked his Dep to start work on the formation of a state bank. He said this is in response to “a cry amongst our people and that cry fundamentally has to do with the discriminatory nature of established banking institutions.”
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29. The largest reallocation of resources towards governments priorities was on higher education and training, amounting to additional funding of R57 billion over the medium term. As a result, this is the fastest-growing spending catergory, avg Annual growth of 13.7%. #Budget2018
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Minister Tito Mboweni will deliver the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) in Parliament on 24 October 2018. Follow @TreasuryRSA for more information. @GovernmentZA #MTBPS2018
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In between working, Team National Treasury took time out to join the whole country in congratulating #Springboks on progressing to the finals of the #RugbyWorldCup19 Well done #Bokke you have done SA proud #MTBPS2019
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Media statement on the PIC media reports @MTshwete
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