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Don’t raise taxes, get the money back from corrupt ANC leaders

25 February 2020 - 06:17 By William Gumede
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"Burdening ordinary people will bring in very little. It’s better to recoup from the thieving untouchables."
"Burdening ordinary people will bring in very little. It’s better to recoup from the thieving untouchables."
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It would be unfair to increase taxes for ordinary citizens in the budget to plug financial holes in the fiscus caused by ANC government corruption, mismanagement and incompetent public servants.

A better focus would be to recoup from the untouchable corrupt.

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