Yes, we can afford a Universal Basic Income Guarantee

Yes, we can afford a Universal Basic Income Guarantee

Queues at a South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) office in Bellville in January. The reinstatement of the Covid-19 grant takes the country one step closer to a universal basic income guarantee, say the authors. (Photo: GroundUp / Mary-Anne Gontsana) Political will and strategic taxation channels could help bridge the yawning divide between the haves and the have nots in South Africa.

First published by GroundUp .

Aliya Chikte is a Research Associate at the Institute for Economic Justice, where Gilad Isaacs is the Director. The reinstatement by President Cyril Ramaphosa of the Covid-19 social relief of […]

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