A bottomless pit? Increasing the BEE burden yet again… – Anthea Jeffery
Preferential procurement is one of the most costly elements in BEE. It has often…
2017 Budget Articles
Stop regulating everything and allow growth – economist Chris Hart
Government incentives are often there to make up for bad policy, according to economist…
Gigaba confirms SAA wrecking ball Myeni is out – OUTA welcomes the decision
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse welcomes Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba’s confirmation that Dudu Myeni…
Pravin’s next target: VAT on zero rated items, starting with R18bn from petrol
Next up for South Africa's increasingly desperate fiscus is around R40bn "lost" through items…
David Warneke: Own an offshore trust? After Budget 2017 get advice quick – or pay big fines
Just when wealthy South Africans thought they'd absorbed all the blows, hidden in the…
Heystek: SA economic dashboard flashes red as Pravin drives socialist agenda
Independent Financial Advisor Magnus Heystek covered many Budget Speeches during his years in financial…
Judge Dennis Davis: Most who earn R1.5m-plus ‘don’t mind’ paying 45% tax. Really?
Amid fears of South Africans skipping the country over the new tax rate for…
Matthew Lester: Addressing known Budget 2017 concerns and raising new ones.
For Pravin Gordhan the Budget is first and foremost an instrument of political policy…
A credible Gordhan was stymied by political & policy paralysis – lacked a meaningful rescue
Daniel Silke says a credible Pravin Gordhan ultimately did what he could do at…
Without growth inducement – ever-increasing taxes
The rich will continue to get richer, just more slowly, but the middle classes…
New tax measure takes aim at Offshore Trusts
A bombshell hidden in the detail of the 2017 Budget review relates to the…