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Trade union federation Cosatu says the South African Reserve Bank’s decision to hike interest rates by 75 basis points will have a devastating impact on both the economy and consumers. reporate

Image: ReutersThe Congress of South African Trade Unions says theThe labour federation believes that the bank should have increased the rates by a smaller margin.

“It’s a huge blow. It means that workers have less money to take home, to care for their families. It means workers’ home loans repayments, credit cards and their store payments, whatever debt they might have is much more expensive. This is devastating to the economy. We condemn the Reserve Bank for doing this,” says Parks.DA urges government to assist heavily indebted consumers

 

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