{"id":92684,"date":"2025-11-10T17:45:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T17:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/mid-term-budget-policy-statement-updates-revenue-estimates"},"modified":"2025-11-10T17:55:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T17:55:27","slug":"mid-term-budget-policy-statement-updates-revenue-estimates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/mid-term-budget-policy-statement-updates-revenue-estimates","title":{"rendered":"Mid-Term Budget Policy Statement Updates Revenue Estimates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is set to deliver the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) in Parliament this week, a little more than three months since the country\u2019s main budget was passed after two false starts.<\/p>\n<p>With lessons learned from that protracted process, which included a legal challenge over a proposed Value-Added Tax (VAT) increase, less contestation is expected this time around. The Finance Minister sets out to update revenue and expenditure estimates and to top up funds where necessary. He is tabling the mid-term budget a little later than is customary.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Godongwana will table the Adjustments Appropriation Bill along with several other bills on rates and taxation.<\/p>\n<p>Parliamentary spokesperson Moloto Mothapo said the tabling of the mini-budget plays a critical role in the overall budget process, setting out the policy framework for the main budget.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt also provides the country and its elected representatives with an update on the national treasury\u2019s economic focus, adjusts the budgets of government departments and makes emergency changes to spending.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, the National Assembly won\u2019t finish the process before the end of the year, once again setting an uncustomary date in January to finalise the budget\u2014just a month before the 2026 National Budget is due to be tabled.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Africa<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is set to deliver the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) in Parliament this week, a little more than three months since the country\u2019s main budget was passed after two false starts. 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