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Government debt escalates to R3.7 trillion, says Reserve Bank By Siphelele Dludla Share JOHANNESBURG â THE SOUTH African governmentâs total gross loan debt has increased sharply as the borrowing requirements continue to weigh on the fiscus on the Covid-19 impact. The SA Reserve Bank (SARB) said on Tuesday the total gross loan debt of the national government had increased by 20.3 percent year-on-year to R3.7 trillion as at 30 September. This was an equivalent of 75.2 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) and was inching closer to the total gross loan debt forecast of 81.8 percent of GDP by the end of fiscal 2020/21. In October, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni warned that the stock of gross debt would rise from roughly R4 trillion this year and to R5.5 trillion in 2023/24. ....