Health department promises no new taxes for NHI — for now
Anban Pillay says ‘it is only in the final stages that Treasury will be introducing any form of taxes’
08 August 2019 - 13:02
No new taxes will be implemented for National Health Insurance (NHI) for the time being, a senior health department official said on Thursday.
NHI is the government’s policy for achieving universal health coverage, which aims to ensure everyone has access to healthcare that is free at the point of care...
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