Robert Botha @RTBotha
Researcher | Consultant | Public Policy | Economics | London School of Economics (LSE) Joined April 2017-
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The evidence suggests that private concessions provide valuable efficiencies and a proven means of delivering high-quality, reliable water services. However, they should be deployed to complement, rather than replace, public investment, says @RTBotha. brnw.ch/21wVp2t
[LISTEN] After R165bn spent on #Setas, only 1% of SA’s labour force benefited. Are they still fit for purpose? Listen to the full conversation as #RobertBotha & @jmoyaha_ unpack this on @SAfmRadio #MarketUpdate. #Moneyweb #SkillsDevelopment Listen here: ow.ly/HjWc50WJn6A
South Africa needs new debt rules – and fast businesstech.co.za/news/finance/8…
SA’s debt has skyrocketed – new rules are needed to manage it enca.com/opinion/sas-de…
There is little reason not to like fiscal rules businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/202… via @BusinessLiveSA
Government debt has skyrocketed- New rules are needed to manage it. #Budget2025
While fiscal rules are not panaceas, they can ensure financial sustainability and restore credibility, which could translate into lower debt-servicing costs. #Moneyweb #FiscalPolicy #DebtCrisis ow.ly/elm250UTOyP
ROBERT BOTHA: Fiscal rules may guard against the perils of over-optimism bit.ly/3UZArlH
ROBERT BOTHA: Fiscal rules for SA: empty bark or capacity to bite? A more sustainable trajectory requires robust enforcement mechanisms that ensure compliance. @BDliveSA #Budget2024 businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/202…
ROBERT BOTHA: SA needs to restore fiscal credibility businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/202… via @BusinessLiveSA
SA’s own fiscal fantasyland. The government appears unable to distinguish between productive and unproductive expenditure, with the latter often emerging victorious. businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/202…
@economics Since when is the second largest economy in the world (China) not a major economy ?
It is my pleasure to table in Parliament the "Fiscal Responsibility Bill", a positive, proactive proposal from the DA to get our national debt under control by introducing a statutory fiscal rule for the first time in SA.
@JoshPDickinson @JasonHalfon @BarackObama @JoeBiden Another point to consider is that if they go with a more left leaning VP, the possibility of gaining new votes might be reduced. Whereas Tulsi might be able to attract swing votes. Not sure how she might influence turn out.
Drill deeper and you’ll see that more than half of the R280bn paid in personal income taxes in 2019 — R150bn — came from 125,000 people, or 0.2% of the population, writes @brucebusiness. 🔒 bit.ly/2I2yzSF
Competition court says global banks can be fined in SA over alleged rate rigging. bit.ly/3chUFOY
Our brilliant Minster of Finance,the internationally respected Tito Mboweni describes Floyd Shivambu as a “dead sheep, man with no substance” so well put by the minister
This captures exactly what happened yesterday. A classic
We're proud of the work the @WesternCapeGov Red Tape Reduction Unit is doing to help businesses in the Western Cape. Since 2011, they've logged 9,183 cases, with an 87% resolution rate! #EnablingEnvironment #BetterTogether youtu.be/qrEJu9mNfuM
4th negative quarter out of the past seven. Any on denying the economic crisis is delusional. SA Inc is dying on its feet and we're still debating bailing out maladninistered and defunct SOEs = yet another reality check
Budget cuts risk wiping out service delivery in provinces across SA. What makes these cuts so hard to swallow is that provincial governments are expected to absorb them so that national government can bail out zombie state-owned enterprises: dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/20… #WCMTBPS2019
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