Africa-Press – South-Africa. Deputy President Paul Mashatile said that parties in the Government of National Unity (GNU) had all agreed to back Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s budget.
The fiscal framework will be subject to Parliament’s scrutiny in June, as MPs are set to vote for its adoption.
This is going to be the second time the fiscal framework is voted on, as the previous one was set aside by the courts.
Mashatile spoke to journalists about the budget on the sidelines of a government event at the presidential guesthouse in Pretoria on Friday.
It’s been an unprecedented time in South African politics, as for the first time, the African National Congress (ANC) has struggled to get the budget over the line.
Despite leading a ten-party coalition government, the ANC had to lobby opposition parties to secure support for the fiscal framework.
The deputy president was optimistic that this situation would not arise again, saying that budget 3.0 aligned well with the interests of all GNU members.
“In the Government of National Unity, we have all agreed to support the budget. So there won’t be a problem. The budget will go through as presented.”
The Western Cape High Court nullified the adoption of the previous fiscal framework, ruling that it had been passed unlawfully.
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