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Policy Briefs and Notes

Our Policy Briefs translate cutting-edge research into clear, accessible insights for decision-makers, practitioners, and the public. Produced by the Southern Centre for Inequality Studies (SCIS), these briefs distil complex evidence into concise analyses and practical recommendations on inequality, social policy, labour markets, climate justice, and development.

2026 Policy Brief and Note

BUDGET 2026 PREVIEW The Consolidation Moment?
Author: Amra, Rashaad

2025 Policy Briefs and Notes

Policy Brief | South African G20 Presidency and emerging market economies: Time to review the debt sustainability and domestic tax mobilisation framework
Author: Chakraborty, Pinaki

Policy Brief | MTBPS 25 PREVIEW: A costly primary surplus
Authors: Rashaad Amra, Pinaki Chakraborty, Thokozile Madonko and Owen Willcox

Policy Brief | Budget 2025 Preview: Pressures and tensions along the austerity road to fiscal sustainability
Authors: Michael Sachs, Rashaad Amra, Thokozile Madonko and Owen Willcox

Policy Brief | Debating South Africa's approach to a lower inflation target,
Author: Owen Willcox

Policy Brief | Ngidi, S. and Francis, D., The policy we want: An economic policy for informal traders in South Africa,
Authors: Amra, R, Madonko, T, Sachs, M, and Willcox, O, MACRO

Policy Brief | Budget 2025 Preview Pressures and tensions along the austerity road to fiscal sustainability,
Authors: Amra, R, Madonko, T, Sachs, M, and Willcox, O, MACRO

2024 Policy Briefs and Notes

Policy Note | FISCAL REVIEW: Reflections on public finances ahead of the 2024 Budget Review,
Authors: Amra, R, Madonko, T, Sachs, M, and Willcox, O, MACRO

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