# The EFF has rejected the Department of Employment and Labour’s 2025/2026 budget, saying it offers no real solutions to the unemployment crisis. The party says over 12-million people remain excluded from the economy, mostly youth, women, and people with disabilities. During the budget debate in Parliament, the EFF’s Carl Niehaus criticised the department’s plan to create two-million work opportunities by 2030, as vague and unrealistic:
EFF urges Parliament to reject proposed Labour Department budget [SOUND]
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