Government's cash-book deficit amounted to R194 billion for the twelve months ended Sep 2017 which amounted to 4.3% of GDP. It is anticipated that government debt will rise from 22.5% of GDP in 2008 to just below 50% of GDP in 2018/2019. At the end of September 2017, government’s gross loan debt amounted to 46% of GDP.
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