Opposition Parties Reject Budget 3. 0, Say It Has Failed the Poor

Opposition parties reject Budget 3. 0, say it has failed the poor

2025/26 Budget Statement: Budget 3.0 continues the anti-poor direction of the’ Government of National Unity’ - AIDC | Alternative Information & Development Centre

The Alternative Information and Development Centre is convinced that the Budget tabled by Minister Enoch Godongwana will further impoverish South Africans, exacerbate unemployment and deepen the social crisis tearing our country apart. The past five years have hollowed out critical public services such as education and healthcare, leaving over a hundred thousand funded posts vacant, with many more removed from the departmental organograms. Follo…

Opposition parties slam budget as punishing the poor

‘We need to focus on bringing in investments into the economy and create jobs,’ MK Party spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndhlela

Budget 3.0 tentatively accepted by some political parties – The Mail & Guardian

Political parties remain divided over the revised Budget 3.0, tabled by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana on Wednesday, with some labelling it “a hollow response to economic hardship”, while others cautiously welcomed it as a necessary fiscal reset. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) led the charge against the latest version of the 2025 Budget, dismissing it as an “austerity budget” that offers no meaningful relief to poor and working-class Sou…

Budget 3.0: Opposition parties clash over impact on poor

Parties are split, with some calling Budget 3.0 progress and others accusing it of deepening poverty and failing the economy.

Growth budget fails to live up to its name, critics say

S&P, some economists and opposition parties criticise, or are underwhelmed by, Budget 2025