TREASURY’s 2026 national budget attempted to project discipline, modernity and ambition, yet it landed unevenly in key areas that demand greater policy sensitivity.Advertisements For a statement intended to usher in the first year of NDS2, it seemed to rely too much on blunt instruments rather than calibrated reform, leaving room for a sharper, more constructive…
2026 budget needed sharper balancing
Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube
New policy needs grit