Economic Digest 56 – Budget 2026 Expectations by Kenny Pasensie
As we wait to hear what Minister Enoch Godongwana has to say to us on Wednesday, a quote by Terry Pratchett, in his book The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, springs to mind: “A good plan isn’t one where someone wins, it’s where nobody thinks they’ve lost.” That’s essentially what a budget is – we all want to feel that we have gained something from it, but the reality is that someone else has to lose so that we can feel like we’ve won.