Much has been made about government increasing public investment. The chart below by Aidan Horn draws on EconData’s public finance module to track total provincial infrastructure spending in South Africa, highlighting a sharp decline over the past five years—particularly under the expanded definition of infrastructure—and a further decline forecasted going forward (see here for details on the groupings). Bear in mind these figures are not inflation-adjusted either.
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