Economy

Budget Speech – will Section12J get an extension?

Tito Mboweni will present the government’s 2021 budget on 24 February and investors and role-players in the Section 12J sector will be waiting with bated breath to hear if the tax incentive receives a well-deserved extension.

Budget 2021: Cooperation, timeliness and the fiscal multiplier in times of recession are a necessary short-term measure

Averting a prolonged crisis in a South African economy already fragile before the outbreak of Covid-19 will require fiscal relief more directly targeted at individuals, small businesses and local governments, along with greater macro-economic policy coordination, in order to steer an inclusive post-pandemic economic growth path.

#TipsForMoF - Tito called, and the experts answered

3 things to watch out for in 2021’s National Budget Speech

With the National Budget Speech being announced on 24 February 2021, what changes are in store and how they will affect South Africans is top on mind. Discovery’s Head of Legal Services, Harry Joffe, notes what to keep an eye out for this year.