The case for a wealth tax: Addressing inequality in South Africa’s financial future

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By Michael Marchant – 11 Mar 2025 9

Despite loud claims to the contrary, some form of wealth tax in South Africa — especially of the very wealthiest — is both the right thing to do, and possible to achieve.

Following the unprecedented delay to the tabling of the Budget in February, there has been an inevitable flurry of opinions on where the state can find more revenue and where it can cut spending…

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