Medium Term Budget Policy Statement Speech 2014
By Minister of Finance, Nhlanhla Nene
Honourable Speaker Mister President Deputy President Cabinet Colleagues and Deputy Ministers Governor and Governor-Designate of the Reserve Bank MECs of Finance Honourable Members Fellow South Africans
It is my privilege to present the 2014 Medium Term Budget ...
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People’s Assembly interviewed ...