Finance Minister Tito Mboweni delivers the country’s supplementary budget speech on Wednesday afternoon. The emergency budget reflects government’s adjusted spending and expenses as a result of the COVID-19 crisis.
Along with the rising number of coronavirus infections, the budget also comes at a time when South Africa is witnessing its highest unemployment rate in decades.
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