South Africa’s finance minister used today’s Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) as an opportunity to spend a large chunk of a recent revenue windfall to boost the economy. But this is likely to be a one-off; longer-term fiscal consolidation plans remain largely intact. He also lowered the SARB’s inflation target, which should help to keep local currency bond yields low.
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