Eszter Rapanos, Quality Assurance, Public Sector and Publication Manager, Chartered Institute for Business Accountants (CIBA) Eszter Rapanos, Quality Assurance, Public Sector and Publication Manager, Chartered Institute for Business Accountants (CIBA)

We Keep Budgeting for the Poor… But Nothing Changes

Another budget. Same pressure. Same clients struggling. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: South Africa isn’t just having a tough economic cycle - the system is producing failure. From rising unemployment to SMEs stuck in survival mode, accountants are the ones carrying the consequences. After the recent Pro-Poor Budget Conference, a bold question is emerging: what if the problem isn’t the budget… but the thinking behind it?

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