![draft budget](https://www.capetownetc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ghl-e1708657206762-300x170.jpeg)
![draft budget](https://www.capetownetc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ghl-e1708657206762-300x170.jpeg)
![sugary drinks](https://www.capetownetc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/sugar-e1708578426675-300x170.jpg)
Increase tax on sugary drinks to fund an increase in social grants, say activists
![budget road closures](https://www.capetownetc.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/City-hall-e1692870874183-300x170.jpg)
Expect road closures for finance minister’s budget speech
![draft budget](https://www.capetownetc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ghl-e1708657206762-300x170.jpeg)
Hill-Lewis pleads with finance minister to avoid ‘anti-poor’ budget cuts
![](https://www.capetownetc.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/zoe-reeve-xjJd9fu9OkM-unsplash-300x170.jpg)
The City’s draft budget commits R2.3 billion to mitigate loadshedding
![](https://www.capetownetc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/kyle-glenn-TELAb4duebI-unsplash-300x170.jpg)