Survey shows 43% of citizens think budget will not affect them

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In this edition of the Business Day Spotlight, we talk about how much ordinary South Africans actually care about macroeconomic issues like the recently announced national budget for 2021.

Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by Matt Kloos, CFO of CompariSure, a fintech operator.

The discussion focuses on the key findings from CompariSure’s recent survey on what South Africans thought of the 2021 Budget Speech; how South Africans are feeling about the direction of SA's economy; as well as some positive take-outs from what the data in the survey revealed.
10 Mar 2021 English South Africa Business News · News

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