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Nene says budget may not stave off downgrades

Incoming Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene

Incoming Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene

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27th February 2018

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South Africa's incoming Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene said on Tuesday that the budget tabled last week by outgoing minister Malusi Gigaba, which featured the first VAT hike in over two decades, might not prevent more credit ratings downgrades.

Nene was asked during a radio interview whether the budget would stave off downgrades that could make it more costly for South Africa to borrow.

"I wouldn't say that yet," Nene told Talk Radio 702.

Nene's return to the finance ministry comes two years after his sacking from the same role triggered a party revolt that eventually ousted former president Jacob Zuma, who was replaced two weeks ago by Cyril Ramaphosa.

Ramaphosa late on Monday announced Nene's return in a reshuffle that also saw new faces and the removal of some ministers allied to Zuma, who was ordered by his own African National Congress party to step down.

Nene, a soft-spoken technocrat who is respected by the markets, told 702 that he had learned of his reappointment on Monday and that his reaction was "mixed."

"What superseded my reaction was when public service calls, all other things are no longer a priority," he said.

Edited by Reuters

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