The NHI Act says funding healthcare for all should come from tax but economic growth is in a vice and many people are without jobs
Ultimately, a vote for Harris is a vote against the extremism and corruption of Trump, but it is not necessarily a vote for a more just or ethical foreign policy
The budget is expected to lay out plans to raise R15bn in revenue, amid a commodity-induced slump
Increases will be announced in the new year to raise an additional R15 billion in revenue
As modern life becomes more complex, the size of civil services grows — and so does the wage bill
Political parties and trade unions are asking the finance minister to address the growing national debt crisis and to extend the R350 grant
This year’s budget will be a balancing act, but the treasury needs to prioritise restoring South Africans economic agency
Applying above-inflation increases in excise is beneficial neither to government nor the beer industry, says South African Breweries
The social costs of fossil fuel combustion are about R550-billion a year, according to a new report
Local firms have struggled to adapt to the regulatory environment and the dynamics of an unpredictable market
The Colombian government’s violent repression of political dissent is dangerous
The treasury forecasts 3.3% growth, but warns this will fall to 1.6% if the fledgeling vaccination programme fails to stem successive Covid waves
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has the difficult task of kick-starting a stalled economy while also cutting on spending
VAT should not be hiked, but a once-off levy on mineral resources or a solidarity tax seems likely
Countries such as Australia, Germany and the UK are pushing back against the tax practices of global giants such as Google and Facebook
The reason may be that the messages reinforce popular perceptions that corruption is pervasive and insurmountable. In doing so, they encourage apathy and acceptance rather than inspire activism
Global food companies avoid paying taxes by shifting profits around the world. Finance Uncovered reports on the case of Icelandic fishing giant Samherji’s operations in Namibia
Choosing this path would create work for many while also building the infrastructure that the country needs
The revenue service is expecting another year of tax undercollection thanks to weak economic growth and strained consumers.
Eskom is spending R4.5m more on coal each day because of contracts that are lucrative for certain producers
The tax break, which came into effect on August 1, could benefit around two million youths in the country
Alternative thinking suggests that countries could use different ways to tax errant multinationals
Often, owners of struggling businesses agree gladly to being bought out
Multinationals and their subsidiaries must be treated as single entities — and taxed locally
For the first time, tax data has been made available to try to assess just how much is owned by how many
Calculating the price of South Africa’s favourite pastime is a bit of a shocker when you add up the duty taxes on chicken, wheat, alcohol and steel.
The tax on sugar-sweetened beverages is not a silver bullet but it could cut the health bill and add to government coffers.
How debt-saddled leaders are escaping public scrutiny of their liabilities to the taxman.
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has thanked the more than six million people who filed their tax returns on time.
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Residents who pay their rates and taxes contribute to maintaining the City of Johannesburg as the world-class African city that it is.
US President Barack Obama claimed he has a mandate to hike taxes on the rich, firing his first post-election shot at Republicans.