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MTBPS 2026: How it started and how it’s going: a quick intro to the mini budget

Outlet: Daily Maverick · Holly Munks · Published 20/10/2026 12:21 UTC

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Wednesday’s mini budget will give South Africans an overview of government spending for the first half of the year and indicate whether any of the financial targets set in the annual budget in February need to be altered or updated.

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  1. Excerpt · detected on 20/10/2026 18:55 UTC

    Wednesday’s mini-budget mini budget will give South Africans an overview of government spending for the first half of the year and indicate whether any of the financial targets set in the annual budget in February need to be altered or updated.

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    MTBPS 2026: How it started and how it’s going: a quick intro to the mini-budget mini budget

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https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-20-how-it-started-and-how-its-going-a-quick-intro-to-the-mini-budget/
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20/10/2026 12:21 UTC
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20/10/2026 17:56 UTC
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