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Finance Minister Tito Mboweni proposed moderate adjustments to wage increases that were below inflation.
After the briefing, Cosatu described the budget as a ‘let-down for workers’.
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The labour federation vowed to not allow a wage freeze.
Ntshalintshali noted that although workers had backed the ANC at polls this was not set in stone.
Staying on the topic of the budget speech,Briefly.co.zarecently reported on differentpoliticians' responses to Mboweni’s briefing.
Cosatu is considering dropping the ANC after holding a central executive committee meeting, making the announcement a day after the budget speech. Image: @_cosatu / Twitter and Dwayne Senior/BloombergSource: Getty Images
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Reeshni ChettyReeshni Chetty is a senior current affairs reporter.
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