AfriForum lays charges after 13 provincial heads of department wasted R11,63 billion
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AfriForum lays charges after 13 provincial heads of department wasted R11,63 billion

AfriForum’s launched its national campaign against the misuse of taxpayer money, “Genoeg is Genoeg” (enough is enough), at a media conference in Centurion today. As part of this campaign, AfriForum will visit eight provinces in the next two weeks, during which criminal charges will be laid against 13 provincial heads of department in terms of…

Auditor-General’s report proves misappropriation of tax money
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Auditor-General’s report proves misappropriation of tax money

Income tax amounted to 36,45% of the total budget for the 2015/2016 fiscal year. AfriForum investigated the consolidated general report on national and provincial audit outcomes for the 2014/2015 financial year as well as the promises made by Government during the 2015 budget speech in order to determine if taxpayers received value for their money….

AfriForum launches petition against misappropriation of tax money
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AfriForum launches petition against misappropriation of tax money

AfriForum launched a comprehensive campaign, #waarvoorbetaalons?/#whatarewepayingfor?, to hold Government responsible for the misappropriation of allocated tax money. As part of this campaign, members of the public are requested to add their names to the official letter that AfriForum wants to submit to National Treasury. The letter will be directed to Mr Pravin Gordhan, Minister of…

Tax keeps on rising, but state service remains utterly poor
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Tax keeps on rising, but state service remains utterly poor

The former President of the USA, FD Roosevelt, remarked that tax is like membership fees which citizens pay for the privileges that we receive as a result of our membership to an organised society. In South Africa, however, members get the short end of the stick, seeing as membership fees continue to rise while our…

What are we paying for?
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What are we paying for?

AfriForum launched a campaign on income tax after shocking statistics for 2015 indicate that Government once again failed in fulfilling its responsibilities during the 2015/2016 fiscal year. It becomes clearer that Government abuses taxpayers, because even though income tax increases, Government does not fulfil its primary responsibilities.  “Income tax amounted to 36,45% of the total…

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