The tiny tax base that’s expected to help fund South Africa’s new basic income grant

[BusinessTech]

The tiny tax base that’s expected to help fund South Africa’s new basic income grant

The social distress grant, reinstituted after July’s riots, is not expected to be permanent and is expected to be replaced by a form of basic income grant (BIG), says Investec chief economist Annabel Bishop.

 

[3WA]

I pay enough tax to fully fund a grant each month. Why can’t the recipient come clean my house and do the yard once a month as a thank you?

 

[sand_man]

ANC making more promises the tax payers can't keep?

 

[Sarg3_ZN]

Nothing like giving handouts to those with their hands out

 

[rvZA]

Who cares?

 

[ShaunSA]

Someone needs to fund Wakanda

 

[sandwitch]

My area has had an influx of refugees. Apparently they don't pay tax (hearsay, I haven't bothered to check if this is true) but they're able to buy 1 million rand or more cars, 2 properties next to each other that they combine and rebuild, and spend lots of money on things like drones and quad bikes, and have Mr Delivery hooting outside their gate every 2nd night. If they've got so much money to burn, and they don't yet pay tax, shouldn't they be able to contribute?

 

[dusi]

My area has had an influx of refugees. Apparently they don't pay tax (hearsay, I haven't bothered to check if this is true) but they're able to buy 1 million rand or more cars, 2 properties next to each other that they combine and rebuild, and spend lots of money on things like drones and quad bikes, and have Mr Delivery hooting outside their gate every 2nd night. If they've got so much money to burn, and they don't yet pay tax, shouldn't they be able to contribute?

How do they earn money, are they employed locally?

 

[RedViking]

Tiny and shrinking?

 

[RedViking]

My area has had an influx of refugees. Apparently they don't pay tax (hearsay, I haven't bothered to check if this is true) but they're able to buy 1 million rand or more cars, 2 properties next to each other that they combine and rebuild, and spend lots of money on things like drones and quad bikes, and have Mr Delivery hooting outside their gate every 2nd night. If they've got so much money to burn, and they don't yet pay tax, shouldn't they be able to contribute?

You just jealous they live a better life as refugees than you.

 

[sandwitch]

How do they earn money, are they employed locally?

One of the family's told me they work for another refugee family's business. Another family supposedly flips houses - they paid cash for the house. I don't know about the others.

 

[zerocool2009]

Dear President: if you make promises... the AnC is a promise! Zero delivery since 1994!