SABC tax not certain yet

what would the real difference be between the current license and say a new tax? the new tax they can just spend/hide/abuse easier....
 
what would the real difference be between the current license and say a new tax? the new tax they can just spend/hide/abuse easier....

The new tax stands to be THOUSANDS for the average reader of this forum, as opposed to R230.. I'd call that a serious difference...
 
Woulndt this whole problem go away with the upcoming conversion to digital TV? No one would be able to watch without a converter of some sort. Doesnt digital tv broadcasting give the ability to "cutt off" an individual that dont pay?
I predict that the convertor will have no capability to switch the signal off because the government would lose the ability to indoctrinate 90% of their support base.
Knowingly letting some non-payers receive a signal while others are turned off would be challenged in court.
By letting the wealthy few pay for the masses of the poor the government wins all the way.
 
Where and when will the milking of taxpayers end? Honestly! We are only 25% of the population, and we have to pay for everything the government wants funded?

Who is going to stop this and when? I promise you Saartjie Streetvendor watches more TV than I do, I dont have the time as I WORK 90% of my evenings at home to make sure I bring home a proper salary! Now I have to pay for her priviledge as well?

Please shake our government and let them wake up and smell the roses, coffee, whatever it is that they smell. If you are really battling to get monies in for public services, raise VAT by 1%! That would effect the WHOLE population, and the poor is still protected by non-vatable items. Maybe you could even use some of the surplus monies to fix our horrifying roads which was also supposed to be fixed with Tax monies.

Learn to manage funds. Get people into your monopolies that knows how to manage funds! Eskom, SAA, SABC, Telkom, National Roads . . . the service from all of them is atrotious, you keep taking our money to give to them because of mismanagement and you still expect us to smile and say thank you very much?

South Africa is going to loose more and more valuable people, and it would be the governments own fault!

Ok I am done ranting and raving, but I am seriously not done questioning the management skills of our government!

I think its more like 10%, maybe closer to 15%
 
I suggest that the government slaps a 10% levy on every DSTV subscription. In that way only people who have a TV, are relatively well off and have made a choice will pay.

You have DSTV and don't watch SABC? Tough, you also pay for the upkeep of roads you never use, etc.
 
Those people who have DSTV generally don't watch SABC...
(I don't have either so I'm unbiased in this regard..)
Once again, why should they (or the taxpayer) pay for the freeloaders?

For all that it is worth, I sent an email to the address listed for comments on the draft bill and got an email response saying that my submission has been received - maybe more people should use this avenue..?

The address for comments is [email protected]
 
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