May 29, 2026
Workers, indebted households, and the unemployed will bear the full cost of a rate hike designed to fight inflation we did not cause. In the South African context of poverty, inequality and unemployment, the BJC calls on parliament to revise the SARB’s mandate. On the...
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May 12, 2026
UNEMPLOYMENT IS WORSENING, REFLECTING FAILURES OF FISCAL POLICY The Budget Justice Coalition notes with continued concern the latest unemployment statistics for the first quarter of 2026, which saw a quarterly increase in the narrow (not including discouraged...
Apr 1, 2026
The Budget Justice Coalition (BJC) welcomes the government’s decision to implement a temporary reduction in the fuel levy in response to rising global oil prices linked to the US-Israeli war on Iran. At a time when many South African households are already stretched...
Mar 24, 2026
Download our latest submission to the Select Committee on the Division of Revenue Bill 2026 BJC submission on 2026 DoRB_23 March...
Mar 24, 2026
Download our latest submission here FINAL_BJC submission on Fiscal Framework 2026_27 Budget...
