Submission by the Budget Justice Coalition to the Select and Standing Committees on Finance

The Budget Justice Coalition (BJC) argues that the 2021 fiscal framework implements austerity, which reduces government services for the poor, under-served, and disproportionately women, and questions if this logic aligns with the constitutional mandate to maximize resources for human rights and environmental sustainability.

• The Budget Justice Coalition (BJC) asserts that the 2021 fiscal framework gives concrete expression to fears that the 2020 medium-term budget policy statement (MTBPS) would cement austerity, resulting in increased economic hardship and fewer government services for the under-served, the poor, and disproportionately women.
• The BJC urges Committees to evaluate whether the logic of the 2021 fiscal framework is compatible with a state envisioned in the Constitution, which is required to make the maximum possible resources available to ensure environmental sustainability and the fulfillment, protection, respect, and promotion of fundamental human rights, including socio-economic rights.

APA

iej_admin (2021). Submission by the Budget Justice Coalition to the Select and Standing Committees on Finance. Institute for Economic Justice. https://iej.org.za/resource/submission/submission-by-the-budget-justice-coalition-to-the-select-and-standing-committees-on-finance-budget-2021/

Chicago

iej_admin. Submission by the Budget Justice Coalition to the Select and Standing Committees on Finance. Institute for Economic Justice, 2021. https://iej.org.za/resource/submission/submission-by-the-budget-justice-coalition-to-the-select-and-standing-committees-on-finance-budget-2021/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{iejadmin2021submission, author = {iej\_admin}, title = {{Submission by the Budget Justice Coalition to the Select and Standing Committees on Finance}}, publisher = {Institute for Economic Justice}, year = {2021}, month = mar, url = {https://iej.org.za/resource/submission/submission-by-the-budget-justice-coalition-to-the-select-and-standing-committees-on-finance-budget-2021/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }