Taxes

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 This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your Free…

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

This year’s budget will be a balancing act, but the treasury needs to prioritise restoring South Africans economic agency

Political parties and trade unions are asking the finance minister to address the growing national debt crisis and to extend the R350 grant

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