BUDGET: COSATU criticises the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement [SOUND]

# Union federation COSATU has expressed disappointment with the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement, saying government missed an opportunity to introduce bold measures to address South Africa’s deepening socio-economic challenges. Finance minister Enoch Godongwana tabled the budget in Parliament yesterday, where he stated that the country’s debt has stabilised while announcing a temporary fuel levy relief. COSATU’s Matthew Parks says Treasury again missed the chance to table a bold package against unemployment, which it put at 43.8-percent: