Khaya Sithole | No question a basic income grant will help – the question is how to do it

Khaya Sithole | No question a basic income grant will help - the question is how to do it

A universal basic income grant is back on the table for South Africans.

Millions of people would benefit from it if it ever materialised, says Khaya Sithole.

Far more difficult to solve, however, is the question of how such a programme should be funded. Unfortunately the economic crisis precipitated by the coronavirus pandemic is likely to result in a shrinking tax base. Late in October 2018, the incumbent governor of Alaska – Bill Walker – abandoned his re-election bid.The basis for his change of heart – low ratings that indicated victory was remote – had […]

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