Ahead of the 2025 Budget Speech, CDE executive director Ann Bernstein joined Gugulethu Mfuphi on Kaya FM to discuss the challenges of balancing South Africa’s budget. Bernstein emphasized the need to shift the debate, arguing that the key issue is not how to raise more revenue but rather why the government is spending public funds so inefficiently. This discussion follows the release of CDE’s latest short report, Dealing with the Budget Crisis: CDE Recommendations, which outlines urgent steps to improve fiscal discipline and economic growth.