South Africa Economic Stimulus Package
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South African government is planning to implement a South Africa economic surplus package, which would be employed in form of an infrastructural expenditure plan. It is supposed to be worth $69 billion. It is being expected by Kgalema Motlanthe, president of South Africa, that this would help South African economy achieve a growth rate of 4 percent.
A South Africa economic stimulus package had been announced in February 2008. Main purpose of this economic surplus package of South Africa was to make business establishments spend more by way of introducing attractive incentives.
Economic stimulus package in South Africa was more of a legislation. That particular economic stimulus package for South Africa provided business entities in South Africa with rewards that are necessary to increase spending of financial resources.
As per that economic stimulus package to South Africa companies were awarded if they bought assets. However, there was a catch in this South African economic stimulus package. In order to be eligible to receive this benefit companies needed to buy an asset that would have helped them better various aspects of their business such as a software.
It was expected that as a result of this South Africa economic stimulus package business establishments would be taking right steps to ensure that they made full use of that particular benefit.
This South Africa economic stimulus package would also help these business establishments to save various costs, incurred in their regular business procedures, such as expenses for qualifying properties by way of using them after having bought them.
As per latest reports, government of South Africa is likely to pursue a South Africa economic stimulus package in face of heightening global financial crisis. Various financial institutions within South Africa are also providing business establishments with South Africa economic stimulus packages.
In January 2009 Development Bank of Southern Africa provided Airports Company South Africa with financial assistance worth 1.5 billion rands. This money would be used by Airports Company South Africa for an infrastructural program that would be executed at ten airports across this country. This project would run for five years and is worth 22 billion rands.
