MBABANE: Neal Rijikernberg, the Minister of Finance said receipts from the Southern African Customs Union(SACU) declined from E8.35 billion to E6.38billion the year 2021/2022.

Speaking in Parliament on Friday when delivering the budget speech, the Minister said government revenue for the 2021/22 fiscal year is expected to reach E19.45billion.

“Government revenue in the 2021/22 fiscal year is projected to reach E19.45 billion, which is 27.5 percent of GDP. SACU receipts declined from E8.35 billion in 2020/21 to E6.38 billion in 2021/22. Non-SACU revenue is E12.66 billion" said the Finance Minister.

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