Household food basket price decreases, but still too high
While lower food basket prices are good news for low-income consumers, the decreases are not enough to help them make ends meet.
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While lower food basket prices are good news for low-income consumers, the decreases are not enough to help them make ends meet.
Old age grant beneficiaries are mostly black and female and one in three lives in KwaZulu-Natal and more than half live in a rural area.
As Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana prepares to deliver his budget speech on 21 February, economists anticipate a 0.5% VAT increase.
The National Minimum Wage falls short of the minimum amount needed to afford an average Household Food Basket.
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