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

The Budget Justice Coalition (BJC) contends that the 2021 fiscal framework implements austerity measures that reduce government services for the poor, particularly women, and increase economic hardship. The BJC calls on the Select and Standing Committees on Finance to determine if this framework contradicts the constitutional requirement for the state to allocate maximum possible resources toward fundamental human rights and environmental sustainability.

• The Budget Justice Coalition asserts that the 2021 fiscal framework realizes previous fears that the 2020 medium-term budget policy statement would cement austerity, leading to reduced government services for the poor, under-served, and disproportionately women, while increasing economic hardship.
• The BJC argues that the state's fiscal logic should be evaluated against the Constitution, which requires the state to provide the maximum available resources to ensure environmental sustainability and the fulfillment of socio-economic and fundamental human 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} }