ANC asks Parliament to probe feasibility of basic income grant

ANC asks Parliament to probe feasibility of basic income grant

Image: SABC NewsMagashule says the governing party wants to know how the public feels about the possible introduction of a permanent income grant. The African National Congress (ANC) says it has requested Parliament’s Economic Portfolio Committee to look at the feasibility of introducing a basic income grant.

Calls have been mounting for the current temporary R350 social relief grant to be made permanent.

Briefing the media at Luthuli House in Johannesburg on the outcomes of the party’s National Executive Council meeting at the weekend, ANC Secretary-General Ace Magashule said they were looking at public input.“To allow our structure and the society […]

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