POLL : 64% believe Gigaba will not inspire confidence during #MTBS2017

Published Oct 25, 2017

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JOHANNESBURG - We asked the Twitter-verse if Gigaba's Mid Term Budget Policy Statement will inspire confidence in the South African economy and the tweeters have had their say. 

Following a poll conducted by Business Report, 64% of those who voted believed that the Finance Minister will not inspire the SA economy, while a mere 16% of voters think he can. The remaining 20% stated they are unsure if Gigaba's speech will inspire any confidence in the economy at all. 

View the poll below: 

Do you think Gigaba's budget speech will inspire confidence in the South African economy? #MTBS2017 #MTBS #Gigaba #malusigigaba

— Business Report (@busrep) October 25, 2017

 

While we conducted another pole on Twitter, asking tweeps if they felt that the rand would take a dive following the Finance Minister's speech and 77% of voters are predicting that the rand will weaken, while 20% think it will remain the same and a hopeful 3% of voters think the currency will strengthen. 

View that poll below:

How do you think the rand will react to Gigaba's first Mid-Term Budget Statement?

— Business Report (@busrep) October 24, 2017

 

- BUSINESS REPORT ONLINE 

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