THE WEEK AHEADRand's fall will continue to exert pressure on consumer prices
Economists generally forecast rise of 150 basis points to 200 as part of inflation-targeting exercise
Stats SA says changes to the weight of goods of services in CPI basket has not affected the outcome
Analyst suggests state buy-back programme may be less aggressive than expected
Some economists think the move is Mboweni asserting his independence
The Budget and Property Implications: Compuspace – 21 Feb 2002
For the property sector in South Africa, the 2002 Budget contains a range of proposals that offer both direct and indirect benefits. Finance Minister Trevor Manuel, in a Budget Speech expected to be well-received, stuck to key themes of housing, service delivery, urban renewal and across-the-board personal tax relief.
For the property sector in South Africa, the 2002 Budget contains a range of proposals that offer both direct and indirect benefits. Finance Minister Trevor Manuel, in a Budget Speech expected to be well-received, stuck to key themes of housing, service delivery, urban renewal and across-the-board personal tax relief.
The 2002 budget contained only 2 direct impacts on the property sector in SA but contained several indirect positive implications for a sector that has lost much of its
Several economists agree that an interest rate hike will still be necessary later in the year, despite several positive announcements in the Budget speech.
Just over 20 years ago, flushed by the windfall from a gold price that seemed to have found a new level at over $600 an ounce,
Economists expect the budget deficit will be much lower than Manuel's own projection of 2,3%
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Retirement fund trustees and advisers are still in the dark about the future taxation of pension funds. It is still unclear as to whether government intends scrapping the tax laws regulating pension funds,
Although rising vacancies were smothering rentals, analysis shows a still-healthy take-up of space is no cause for panic
PLATINUM Park, an industrial site at Marconi Beam in Cape Town, is on the verge of entering its fourth phase of development.
The new 50 000m2 Brackenrite Business Park, now being brought on stream by Group Five Developments in the former Everite office and factory complex at Brackenfell,
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