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ANC Policy Conference | Feasibility of implementing a wealth tax to reduce inequality

By: Pali Lehohla

Business Report

The ANC has proposed a wealth tax to fund a basic income grant to reduce inequality. This was revealed by the party on the side lines of its national policy conference over the weekend. In 2021 the Southern Centre for Inequality Studies (SCIS) at Wits University, together with two other

 

 

 

 

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