By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana's 2026 Budget Speech is expected to strike a careful balance between fiscal discipline and political reality. That's according to Professor André Roux, economist at Stellenbosch Business School. Minister Godongwana will deliver the 2026 Budget Speech next Wednesday, the 25th of February. Professor Roux says with local government elections looming, he predicts the Minister will avoid major tax shocks while maintaining a commitment to a primary budget surplus and stabilising South Africa's debt burden...

<p>By Newsbreak Producer Taliesha Naidoo - Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana's 2026 Budget Speech is expected to strike a careful balance between fiscal discipline and political reality. That's according to Professor Andr&eacute; Roux, economist at Stellenbosch Business School. Minister Godongwana will deliver the 2026 Budget Speech next Wednesday, the 25th of February. Professor Roux says with local government elections looming, he predicts the Minister will avoid major tax shocks while maintaining a commitment to a primary budget surplus and stabilising South Africa's debt burden...</p>

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