A wage agreement, universal income and a new ‘cash tax’ – what unions want from Mboweni’s budget

A wage agreement, universal income and a new ‘cash tax’ – what unions want from Mboweni’s budget

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) says that a lot is riding on finance minister Tito Mboweni’s Mid-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) on Wednesday, with the trade federation expecting long-term commitments to the cutting of wasteful expenditure and further support to workers.

Cosatu said that the MTBPS should address the detrimental issues that stifle economic development, including the vast scale and deepening levels of corruption and wastages within the state.

The federation said that some of its expectations for the MTBPS include: Universal income – Cosatu welcomed the extension of the R350 long term unemployment grant, however it said […]

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