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Author: Professor Elda du Toit
Professor Elda du Toit
Head of the Department of Financial Management in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria.
Prof Elda du Toit writes that the 2026 budget does not put extra cash in your pocket, but it avoids new tax burdens, increases grants modestly and focuses on stabilising South Africa’s finances to ease long term cost of living pressure.