By Thapelo Molefe
Build One South Africa (BOSA) has called on Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to scrap the government’s R2 billion annual VIP protection budget and redirect the money to critical public services such as education, healthcare, and policing.
The party’s spokesperson, Roger Solomons, made the appeal ahead of Godongwana’s delivery of the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) in Parliament on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, Solomons said the mid-term budget provides government with “a vital opportunity to course-correct what isn’t working” and reallocate funds to sectors that can drive growth and protect the most vulnerable citizens.
“Given the current economic strain, South Africa cannot afford unnecessary bureaucratic spending. These funds should be redirected towards essential services and infrastructure development,” Solomons said.
BOSA painted a bleak picture of the country’s fiscal position, warning that South Africa is “walking a tight fiscal rope,” with little room to manoeuvre between social spending, high taxation,
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