PARLIAMENT - Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana will table his third budget on 21 May.
It follows the setting aside of the Fiscal Framework approved in Parliament.
It included a 0.5-point VAT increase. without the tax hike, Godongwana warns there is a R75-billion shortfall.
National Assembly Speaker, Thoko Didiza discussed parliament's readiness for the third budget iteration with eNCA.