DURBAN - Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is set to table his budget speech on Wednesday.
South Africa's financial health is far from satisfactory, with a dwindling tax base.
The minister has often warned about the need to reduce public spending, in a bid to bring debt levels down. And for many South Africans, the cost of living has spiraled out of control.
Mervyn Abrahams from Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice And Dignity Group said that even though it is small increases and these increases are eating away the ability of households to source sufficient and nutritious food.