What Ramaphosa's Presidency budget will focus on
President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to table the Presidency Budget Vote for the 2025 and 2026 financial year on Wednesday afternoon, at the National Assembly in Parliament, Cape Town.
According to the Presidency, the Budget Vote will focus on the 7th administration's three strategic priorities, which includes promoting inclusive growth, job creation, poverty reduction, and building a capable, ethical, and developmental state.
'These priorities are embodied by The Presidency's flagship programmes Operation Vulindlela, Presidential District Development Model and the Presidential Infrastructure Coordinating Commission, among transformative initiatives to inculcate a nation that works for all,' Presidency spokesperson Vincent Mangwenya said in a statement on Tuesday.
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