Dr. Conrad Beyers: FF Plus councillor and spokesperson on Finance said:
The Freedom Front Plus said that the tendency in South Africa to increasingly target a relatively small group of taxpayers for tax increases from which they derive nearly no benefit, is strengthening the FF Plus’ argument that it makes economic sense that minority groups should have greater statutory powers to have a say in matters that affect them directly.
This follows after a call by Archbishop Desmond Tutu for taxes that are aimed specifically at the white community in order to contribute towards reconciliation.
According to Dr. Conrad Beyers, FF Plus spokesperson on finance, such sentiments are based on the perception that the white community did not do enough “reconciliation work” in South Africa.
In fact, the white community took immense risks during the creation of the new political dispensation. This is confirmed by, amongst others, new racist legislation such as affirmative action and BEE, an alarming increase in farm murders and other crime, as well as threats of expropriation and nationalisation.
The FF Plus said that the ANC is already focusing on this group of taxpayers – through existing and planned taxes – and that it will continue and strengthened in future as government mismanagement, misspending and corruption continue to increase.
The FF Plus said that the only way out of the current spiral of unfair taxes is for communities to start demanding their right to statutory powers to have a say in the way taxes are spent and levied. This forms a cornerstone of the FF Plus’ proposals for a fair political dispensation in South Africa – the current economic radicalism in the country confirms that the FF Plus’ point of view is relevant and can help in bringing about social and economic balance in South Africa.
