South Africa - 2020 - Economy

Fiscal Responsibility Bill

Ministry of Finance, South Africa

A bill to promote fiscal responsibility by obligating the Republic of South Africa to reduce its debt levels and its exposure to debt; to introduce fiscal rules for the management of debt and government guarantees; to provide for reporting requirements; to provide for the review of the fiscal rules; to provide for certain exemptions from the fiscal rules; to increase transparency and fiscal responsibility, and to provide for matters connected therewith.

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Fiscal Responsibility Bill Current Version

January 2022

A bill to promote fiscal responsibility by obligating the Republic of South Africa to reduce its debt levels and its exposure to debt; to introduce fiscal rules for the management of debt and government guarantees; to provide for reporting requirements; to provide for the review of the fiscal rules; to provide for certain exemptions from the fiscal rules; to increase transparency and fiscal responsibility, and to provide for matters connected therewith.

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