Basic Income grant is financially and economically sustainable and therefore can be introduced in South Africa
The much debated and controversial Social Relief Distress Grant (SRD) can be permanently introduced to assist the poorest of the poor. These findings are contrary to suggestions and speculations by conservative economists and commentators that the grant would not be fiscally sustainable.
These were the findings presented by Prof Alex van den Heever from Wits University in his presentation titled “the Expert Panel on Basic Income Support: Report into the appropriateness and feasibility of a system of Basic Income Support for South Africa”.He was […]
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