Taxation
latest news & developmentsMalawi bets again on digital taxes after first system faltered
Malawi is implementing a new digital tax system, the Electronic Invoicing System, for the second time in a decade, aiming for improved compliance and higher revenue. While…
Debt, heat and uprisings: What Seville failed to solve
The UN Financing for Development Summit failed to deal with the real issue of funding Asian, African and other countries who are hit hardest by the climate crisis yet contribute…
EFF loses fuel levy court challenge
The Economic Freedom Fighters slammed the ruling as setting a dangerous precedent on taxation without oversight and vowed to fight on
Not on our watch: DA moves to block VAT hike through legal action
In its court papers filed on Thursday, the party said the fiscal framework that will lead to the tax increase was pushed through unprocedurally
EFF leaders split over national budget, VAT increase
Divisions in the party have emerged over VAT hikes, coalition negotiations, and fiscal policy strategies
Consolidating government finances is a tall order
Ramaphosa needs to build broad political consensus if he is to have any chance of pursuing his fiscal and structural reform agenda
Budget: Mboweni pegs recovery hopes on vaccine efficacy, lower public wage increases
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
The social contract is broken
The government misuses taxes and does not maintain our safety, justice, health and infrastructure systems. Eventually citizens will tire of the lack of delivery
Sudan’s government gambles over fuel-subsidy cuts — and people pay the price
Economists question the manner in which the transitional government partially cut fuel subsidies
Time for US to import some democracy
The mere fact that one cannot confidently predict who the next president of the United States will be tells you a lot about American society.
Three ways to finance the Covid-19 policy response
The government will have to consider the pros and cons of direct taxation, de facto taxation and debt as it negotiates the coronavirus economic crisis