Magical thinking about the BIG question does more harm than good
Introducing a basic income grant now could plunge SA into economic crisis, writes Ann Bernstein
12 June 2022 - 00:00
A spectre haunts SA’s public finances: a large new spending commitment in the form of a basic income grant (BIG)...
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