DURBAN - Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba is set to deliver his Medium Term Budget Policy Speech on Wednesday in Parliament amid trying economic times.
The Minister will discuss many hot topics relating to State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs), alleged increases in taxes and the R2,2 trillion debt that South Africa has found itself in.
Take a look at what some South Africans who took to Twitter are thinking ahead of Gigaba's speech:
I wonder if he’s going to wear his pilots uniform - “Mayday we have an emergency”
— Brad Osner (@bradosner) October 25, 2017
We're screwed. Tax revenue down. SOEs defaulting. Economy shrinking. More ratings downgrades incoming. Hello IMF soon soon.
— Morty (@Mars_Rover1) October 25, 2017
He has no option but to borrow ..... downgrade https://t.co/qjdTni82wR
— Karin Morrow (@rinmor) October 25, 2017
Fees must fall protest the day before the Mini Budget announcement... #Tactics
— Safwaan (@safwaansibda) October 25, 2017
Hopefully the #minibudget will be boring and our country won't experience any negative effects
— SecretBallot (@JoyleneVanWyk) October 25, 2017
Rand is R13.75 to US$ this Weds morning. Wonder what it will be in the afternoon after #MalusiGigaba's maiden #MTBPS2017.
— Dan Moyane (@danmoyane) October 25, 2017
A case of between a Russian and hard place? Or a corrupt prez and a hard place? https://t.co/MMyeJRluIS
— OUTA (@OUTASA) October 23, 2017
[STATEMENT] FOR THE SAKE OF OUR FUTURE, MALUSI GIGABA MUST COME CLEAN #MTBPS2017 https://t.co/1WCUxDrleS pic.twitter.com/E9n6J3tJou
— Equal Education (@equal_education) October 23, 2017
#MalusiGigaba Zapiro nails it again👇😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/1EMoPhrl20
— kashman (@khasu_k) October 25, 2017