NEWS ANALYSIS: Innovative ways to raise taxes without breaking the back of the middle class
The government should adopt a corporate income inequality tax rate and an exit tax on the wealthy who emigrate
10 February 2020 - 05:02
It is trite to say that finance minister Tito Mboweni finds himself in a dark corner with lots of ideas but little support for implementing them.
Many fear that on the back of political weakness to tackle the real issues — structural reforms at state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and the public sector wage bill — tax increases are looming in the February budget...
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