All the major changes in Minister Pravin Gordhan's Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement 2009.
* Exchange controls and associated red tape to be relaxed. Limit for individuals raised to R4m.
* Growth of 1.5% expected for South Africa in 2010, rising to 3.2% in 2012.
* Creating jobs, particularly among millions of relatively unskilled South Africans, is the country's greatest economic challenge.
* Nearly half a million South Africans have been retrenched over the past year and Unemployment Insurance Fund claims doubled in the year to April 09.
* Government considers establishing an industrial development and job creation fund.
* More than 13m people now receive social grants.
* By March 2010, 900 000 people will be receiving antiretroviral treatment.
* National Treasury and the Reserve Bank to focus on low inflation and a more stable and competitive real exchange rate.
* Tax revenue is down sharply as a result of the recession.
* Sars to increase penalties on non-payers to ensure "fairness".
* Policy aims to encourage a recovery without burdening future generations with unsustainable debt
* Mining displayed the first signs of recovery, with production rising strongly in the six months to August.
* Lower interest rates and falling inflation are expected over the period ahead.
* Eskom tariff increases will be required to align the price of electricity with the cost of generation.
* The current-account deficit is projected to increase to 5.7% in 2010.
* Government needs other forms of revenue. Proposals include broadening the tax base, improving tax compliance and the introduction of new taxes.
* South Africa is falling short of its commitments by failing to meet the "legitimate" service expectations of its people.
* Departments need to reduce expenditure on low-priority and non-essential items. Total net savings of R14.5bn at national level and R12.6bn at provincial level have been identified over three years for prioritisation.
* Cost cutting examples include catering, communication, consultants, inventory, stationery and printing, travel and subsistence, accommodation and entertainment.
* An additional 22 500 police personnel to be recruited by 2012/13. Special investigators for priority crime to increase from 350 to 2 400 in same period.