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The IRR’s Blueprint for Growth 2: Cut VAT & BEE

This paper proposes that the government should unlock billions in growth potential by being transparent about the real costs of so-called BEE “premiums”, ...

Substantive Tax Policy Proposal: Reject New Wealth Tax

25 November 2024 - In this submission to the National Treasury the IRR strongly opposes a wealth tax and argues that it is unsuitable for a country with high ...

The IRR’s Blueprint for Growth 2: Slash waste, cut taxes

South Africa’s pro-poverty forces have over many years eroded the opportunities of South Africans to freely participate in a value-add economy where wealth is ...

FreeFACTS - August 2023

This edition of FreeFACTS looks at the issue of social grants and shows how they have been expanded rapidly.

23 March 2022 – In this submission on the the Social Relief of Distress Procedure Manual under the Social Assistance Act of 2004, the IRR argues that oth the ...

11 March 2022 – In this submission on the Amended Regulations of 2022 to the Social Assistance Act of 2004, the IRR warns that if the Regulations are adopted ...

FreeFacts - March 2021

30 March 2021 - This edition of FreeFACTS looks at South Africa’s tax burden. It examines how much tax South Africans pay, the different components of tax, as ...

3 March 2021 – This memorandum sets out the facts around the government’s financial crisis, and raises the spectre of a tax revolt and investment revolt should ...

18 November 2020 – The IRR’s submission to the Standing Committee on Finance (National Assembly) regarding the South African Reserve Bank Amendment Bill

FreeFACTS - October 2019

This edition of Free Facts looks at the parlous state of South Africa’s finances and why a policy of prescribed assets is increasingly possible.