Treasury considers a tax hike to pay for biggest vaccination drive in SA’s history
Treasury is exploring a range of potential financing options for Covid-19 vaccines
18 January 2021 - 05:08
As the government’s efforts to secure supplies of Covid-19 vaccines find growing success, the Treasury is considering raising taxes as one of several possible mechanisms to fund the biggest vaccination drive in SA’s history.
More than 30-million doses have so far been promised in direct deals with vaccine manufacturers and agreements with multilateral agencies...
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