Trim the cabinet and MPs, and cut perks to the bone, rather than impose a wealth tax
27 February 2025 - 16:39
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Cut the number of cabinet ministers, cut the number of MPs, cut the number of their hangers-on and cut all their perks to the bone. Clear the “swamp” of all the drones in government departments.
President Cyril “Sofa” Ramaphosa must obey the terms of the African Growth & Opportunity Act agreement and stop badmouthing the US, arrest all the corrupt cadres and get rid of his private jet, form a Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) committee made up of business leaders and follow their advice.
That just might make SA great again. A “wealth tax”, which is simply legalised theft, will only drive away the very people SA needs to get it back on its feet.
Dennis Hoines Via BusinessLIVE
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LETTER: Cut the fat in government
Trim the cabinet and MPs, and cut perks to the bone, rather than impose a wealth tax
Jabulani Sikhakhane’s most recent column refers (“Introduction of a wealth tax is no quick fix”, February 26).
Cut the number of cabinet ministers, cut the number of MPs, cut the number of their hangers-on and cut all their perks to the bone. Clear the “swamp” of all the drones in government departments.
President Cyril “Sofa” Ramaphosa must obey the terms of the African Growth & Opportunity Act agreement and stop badmouthing the US, arrest all the corrupt cadres and get rid of his private jet, form a Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) committee made up of business leaders and follow their advice.
That just might make SA great again. A “wealth tax”, which is simply legalised theft, will only drive away the very people SA needs to get it back on its feet.
Dennis Hoines
Via BusinessLIVE
JOIN THE DISCUSSION: Send us an email with your comments to letters@businesslive.co.za. Letters of more than 300 words will be edited for length. Anonymous correspondence will not be published. Writers should include a daytime telephone number.
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