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The Davis Tax Committee Wealth Tax Report - An Overview

In anticipation of the Davis Tax Committee Wealth Tax Report, the HSF published a series of briefs last year on a wealth tax and whether it was viable method ...

This brief is on the pending application before the Pretoria High Court to declare the decision to withdraw from the ICC invalid and it deals with the ...

This brief outlines recent proposals from the Department of Basic Education on adding a third skills and vocational stream to the school system. Details have ...

The minimum wage issue has been rumbling for some time. The Parliamentary Labour Committee has started hearings on the topic. Business Day reported on 5 ...

To the lay mind, wealth and income often mean more or less the same thing. For economists, the terms are distinct. Wealth is the sum of all your assets less ...

The facts about income distribution in South Africa were set out in a previous brief. Here the focus will be on ways to think about it. Five guidelines are ...

The Draft Expropriation Bill

This brief provides an analysis of the Draft Expropriation Bill which was published for comment in December 2018, within the context of the proposed change to ...

The Economy: Adapt or Die I - The Short Term

In this brief Charles Simkins considers the economic priorities leading up to the 2020 Budget.

The Economy: Adapt or Die II - The Medium Term

The first brief in this series considered economic priorities leading up to the 2020 Budget. This brief discusses priorities for the following two years.