The last budget of the incumbent government has been presented by the Hon. Dr Renganaden Padayachy in a context that is radically different to the ones presented in previous years. The country is on the brink of the general elections. Bold measures were taken in previous years against the backdrop of COVID-19 and a painstaking global inflationary episode. Indeed, the foundational pillars of our economy have been reinforced by past budget measures through a series of ambitious measures, aimed at reinforcing the purchasing power of our citizens, and the robustness of our economic growth rate, whilst building resilience to state-contingent macroeconomic shocks.