27-11-2015 13:37 via news.yahoo.com

Spotlight on expenditure as South African budget comes under strain

By Stella Mapenzauswa JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Crafting South Africa's budget has become a headache for Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene: labour union allies accuse him of being tight-fisted, while opponents say he's pouring too much money into areas like the civil service that don't help grow the economy. Africa's most industrialised economy has struggled to balance its finances since coming out of a recession in 2009. The huge government wage bill is likely to be a key factor next week when Stan
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