Public Sector Jobs
There is a view, repeatedly advanced in the media, by conservative forces in society, and some academics, that the public sector in South Africa is bloated
An Employment Guarantee Scheme or a Workseekers Grant
This brief is a proposal for social solidarity interventions to support the unemployed.
Training Layoff Scheme
The ?Framework for South Africa's Response to the International Economic Crisis' introduced the Training Layoff Scheme (TLS)
Mitigating the impact of the VAT increase: can zero-rating help?
This report is written against the backdrop of the April 2018 increase in Value Added Tax (VAT) in South Africa from 14 to 15% - a more regressive tax with the potential to increase poverty and inequality.
Submission by Budget Justice Coalition with respect to the current list of zero-rated items, and mitigating the impact of the increase in the VAT rate on poor and low-income household
This submission follows the two submissions made by the Budget Justice Coalition to Parliament on the Budget, raising concerns around the negative effects these measures will have on poor and low-income households.
Submission on Draft Rates and Monetary Amounts and Amendment of Revenue Laws Bill
In this submission, the Budget Justice Coalition (BJC) rejects the fiscal framework contained in the Rates and Monetary Amounts and Amendment of Revenue Laws Bill.
Submission to the NCOP: The NMW Bill and BCEA Amendment Bill
This submission to the National Council of Province's Select Committee of Economic and Business Development highlights deficiencies in the proposed National Minimum Wage Bill and associated amendments to the Basic Conditions of Employment Act.