LETTER: Taxes for vaccines is a disgrace
When a government squanders billions through corruption, it’s no surprise there’s no money left for the public good
That the National Treasury is “considering raising taxes as one of several possible mechanisms to fund the biggest vaccination drive in SA’s history” should draw moral condemnation from all sectors of society, and raise serious questions regarding the government’s spending “priorities” over the years.
SAA stands to receive another R15bn or more; the SABC, Eskom and a myriad others are next in line. Through giving bailout after bailout to “businesses” that should have stood or failed on their own merits, the government has driven SA into this fiscal quagmire, with the accompanying embarrassing credit rating...
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