Why South Africa should seriously consider taxing its wealthy citizens: Johannesburg's economic hub, Sandton, lies right next to the sprawling and extremely poor Alexandra township. Paul Saad/Flickr, CC BY-NC-NDThis is an edited extract from a chapter in the recently published The state of the nation: poverty & inequality: diagnosis, prognosis and responses. It’s … [Read more...] about Why South Africa should seriously consider taxing its wealthy citizens | The Conversation
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SA News: Will ‘Ramaphosa effect’ save SA from taxing itself into prosperity?
Will ‘Ramaphosa effect’ save SA from taxing itself into prosperity?: In a low-growth environment, and as tax collection efforts have weakened, South Africa has leaned heavily on tax increases to plug the fiscal hole. The report says most local growth forecasts, including those from Treasury and the Reserve Bank, place ... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews What you need to … [Read more...] about SA News: Will ‘Ramaphosa effect’ save SA from taxing itself into prosperity?
African governments aren’t taxing the rich. Why they should | The Conversation
One of the ways that super-rich individuals in Africa are evading tax is through keeping their money in offshore accounts. Goya Bauwens/Flickr, CC BY-NCA great deal of attention has been paid to the obstacles African governments face in effectively taxing the profits of transnational corporations. African governments are frequently urged to widen their tax bases by reducing … [Read more...] about African governments aren’t taxing the rich. Why they should | The Conversation
