VAT reversal a victory for 'we the people'
27 April 2025 - 00:00
The purpose of tax, according to a simple online search, is “to fund social and economic programmes, and to provide public goods and services, such as schools, universities, hospitals, clinics and roads, as well as defence and security”. Taxes make functional democracies sovereign and operational. The question of who has the ultimate authority to decide how to tax society is covered by our constitution. ..
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