2021 Budget speech presented by Finance Minister Tito Mboweni in Cape Town Western Cape. Photo GCIS Cape Town – Black Sash has written to Finance Minister Tito Mboweni over their unhappiness about the minimal increase in the social grants, saying it places the poor on the altar of “fiscal consolidation”.
The organisation says the minister’s Budget speech failed to address the escalating humanitarian crisis that currently threatens the livelihoods of millions of vulnerable people.
Black Sash national director Lynette Maart said the minister barely spoke about the struggles of poorer households who were predominantly dependent on social assistance. She said his […]
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