Moody’s: S.Africa’s lower revenue forecasts, spending pressures raise risks

Reuters News

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Mike Segar

South Africa’s lower revenue forecasts over the next two years and growing spending pressures from state-owned companies and social relief grants increase the risk of deterioration in the government’s balance sheet, Moody’s said on Thursday.

The key elements of South Africa’s mid-term budget, announced on Wednesday, were broadly in line with expectations, the ratings agency said in a statement.

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