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PERO 2025: “Changing with Growth”

Speech by Deidré Baartman Minister of Finance Provincial Economic Review and Outlook “Changing with Growth” 30 September 2025 10h00...

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Procuring for Innovation, with Innovation

Speech by Deidré Baartman Western Cape Minister of Finance 5th International Conference on Public Procurement Regulation and Policy in...

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We are more than the sum of our parts

Honourable Speaker, Women of the Western Cape. INTRODUCTION The story of women’s progress in the Western Cape is more than a list of...

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Local governments are the engine rooms of a functioning province

Honourable Speaker, Local governments are the engine rooms of any functioning province. They maintain our sanitation services, and keep our...

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A province that builds opportunity for our youth

Honourable Speaker, The 1976 generation, not only rejected the oppression and atrocities meted out by the apartheid regime, they also...

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A Province you can Invest in

Good morning, Members of the Provincial Executive, Members of the Diplomatic Corps, Heads of Departments, Mayors, Academia, Leaders of the...

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WCG welcomes scrapping of VAT hike

Honourable Speaker, The Western Cape Government welcomes the scrapping of the VAT increase hike. It is not a neutral policy. It is...

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Stepping up: A Treasury you can Invest in

Honourable Speaker, Premier and Cabinet Colleagues, Members of this House, Officials of the Provincial Treasury, Residents of Western Cape...

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2025 Budget sets out the pathway to fund our vision for Growth and Jobs

Honourable Speaker, Our Premier called on our Government, Members of this House and the people of the Western Cape to ‘Step Up’ and the 2025...

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2025 Western Cape Provincial Budget

On 27 March 2025, the Western Cape Minister of Finance, Deidré Baartman, tabled a R269.524 billion budget for the 2025 Medium-Term...

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