There are no discussions within the government on the introduction of a basic income grant (BIG) at this time, the head of the Treasury’s budget office, Edgar Sishi, says.
The Treasury is, however, looking into the possibility of a wealth tax, once it has examined the data on the levels of wealth in the country...
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