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Proposed SABC tax unconstitutional?

NEWSWATCH: The 1% tax proposed by the Communications minister Siphiwe Nyanda may be unconstitutional, according to the DA, reports Polity Org. Meanwhile, the Treasury apparently knew nothing about the proposed tax, writes Moneyweb, and opposition parties reckon that, while special levies are unlikely, pressure is building, says Business Report.
The minister says the national broadcaster spends about R250 million trying to collect licence fees, and that's why he wants taxpayers to cough up an extra 1% tax, according to IOL, which also reports that the SABC has set up a task team to take a look at the draft bill, of which it says it was unaware.

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[5 Nov 2009 09:57]

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