Whether measures announced by Gigaba will stave off a downgrade of South Africa’s local currency debt by one remaining rating remains to be seen.
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Theresa May claims the Conservatives have historically been a party of low taxes. Is she right?
In his 2017/18 budget speech, South Africa’s finance minister Pravin Gordhan opted to focus on taxing high income earners to find desperately needed money.
With stalled economic growth and threats of credit rating downgrade, South Africa’s 2017/18 budget will need to dig deep to foster recovery.
The government’s hands are tied on taxing tampons, but there are alternatives.
A “triple lock” election commitment to keep taxes down is just pushing the pursuit of revenue into other areas – with the threat of more to come.
Commitments made at election time have a habit of tying the Chancellor’s hands come budget day.
British tax rules mean it makes more sense to knock a good house down than make changes which will sharply cut national emissions.
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