Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s revised 2025 budget didn’t come with fireworks, it came with quiet signals of constraint, and a loud admission: the days of spending without reform are over.

With revenue flat, debt soaring, and public frustration mounting, government is being cornered into doing what it should’ve done years ago - cut the waste, fix the systems, and rethink what financial discipline really means.

OUTA has consistently called for smarter budgeting, less reliance on tax hikes, and more accountability. Budget 3.0 suggests the message is starting to land. But real reform is still a choice, not a guarantee.

 

Read OUTA’s full response here