1. COSATU Submission on the 2017/18 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement

2. Introduction Governance and economic crises; Leadership; Plan; and
Engage labour, business etc.

3. Jobs Election Manifesto; 36.2% unemployment and rising;
EPWP/ CWP and public service vacancies freeze;
Casualisation and labour brokers;
Job targets missed;
Jobs Summit and Stimulus Plan; and
UIF expansion delays.

4. Governance & Corruption
Government integrity and credibility;
Wasteful expenditure and looting;
Full scale forensic audits of SAA, SASSA, SABC, SSA, Denel and Eskom;
Prosecutions; and
Asset forfeiture.

5. State Owned Companies Collapse of good governance;
Downgrading and foreign investment;
Debt recall and IMF;
PIC protection bill; and
PIC bail out.

6. Fiscal, Monetary and Revenue Policies
SARB interest rate cuts;
Tax hikes and VAT;
Luxury Goods and Import Tariffs;
Tax Evasion; and
Life style audits.

7. Debt and Expenditure Levels
R3 trillion;
PSCBC Engagements:
Vacancies;
Expenditure cuts;
Wasteful expenditure;
Wage gaps and bill; and
Sale of state assets.

8. Energy
Nuclear;
Tariffs; and
Solar panels.

9. Social Security
SASSA;
SAPO; and
CPS deductions.

10. National Health Insurance
Fast track and readiness;
Pro-poor; and
Tax rebates.

11. Basic Education 3 out of 115 new schools;
1 out of 344 schools for water;
4 out of 257 for sanitation; and
29 out of 77 for electricity.

12. Higher Education and Training
Engage on free and affordable tertiary education; and
Delays and violence.

13. Water and Sanitation
Crisis;
National and local plans; and
Targets.

14. Transport
MyCiti vs. rest of SA; and
PRASA; and
Metro Rail.

15. Recommendations President and compromised ministers’ resignations;
Cabinet cuts;
Jobs summit and economic stimulus plan;
SOEs leadership overhaul;
SOEs and SSA forensic audits, and prosecutions and asset forfeitures;

16. Recommendations CPO deployments to SOEs, SSA and Local government;
Tax evasion and SARS leadership;
Life style audits;
Wasteful expenditure;
PSCBC engagements; and
PIC protection bill;

17. Recommendations Nuclear; SASSA; School infrastructure;
Free and affordable tertiary education; and
Water crisis war room.

18. Leadership from the State
Actions;
Consequences;
Humility;
Engagement and plan of action; and
Implementation.