South African Finance Minister Trevor Manuel delivers his 2009 Budget speech
South African Finance Minister Trevor Manuel delivers his 2009 Budget speech to the country's Parliament in Cape Town, February 11, 2009. South Africa ramped up spending in its 2009 budget but cut taxes to counter a global slowdown and boost an economy seen braking to its lowest rate of growth in more than a decade. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings (SOUTH AFRICA)