DA leader and Agriculture minister John Steenhuisen endorsed the mid-term budget

DA leader and Agriculture minister John Steenhuisen endorsed the mid-term budget

DA leader and Agriculture minister John Steenhuisen endorsed the mid-term budget, calling it the right step toward fiscal growth. Speaking outside Parliament, Steenhuisen commended the focus on debt reduction, infrastructure spending, halting bailouts for state-owned entities, and the end of e-tolls. He emphasises the DA’s role in driving reforms through the government of national unity, through economic growth and job creation:

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South Africa

ActionSA Alleges Gauteng Premier’s E-Toll Abolishment Promise as Election Ploy

ActionSA accuses Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi of using the promise to scrap e-tolls as an electoral tactic ahead of the May 29th general elections. Lesufi's recent pledge to eliminate e-tolls by the end of the month has sparked criticism from ActionSA's Funzi Ngobeni, who deems it overdue. Ngobeni blames the ANC for implementing e-tolls without proper consultation and expresses disappointment in the delay of scrapping the system. Lesufi had made […]

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