HILARY JOFFE: Plug those tax gaps to make a decent dent in budget shortfall
Estimates are that the tax gap is well north of R100bn
11 October 2020 - 00:04
Where is the government going to find the R40bn of tax hikes which June's emergency budget pencilled in over the next three years? It seems bizarre even to contemplate tax hikes at a time when tax revenue is tanking, in an economy that is not expected to regain pre-Covid crisis levels before 2023...
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