NHI funding poses a fiscal threat, says Adrian Gore

Raising taxes from a tax base consisting of taxpayers stretched to the limit of what they can endure is not the answer

18 February 2024 - 00:03 By Tannur Anders and KHULEKANI MAGUBANE

A top business leader has warned that South Africa’s fiscal and economic challenges pose a threat to the future funding of the mooted National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme — and raising taxes is not the answer...

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