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As some anonymous wit put it: “People who complain about taxes can be divided into two classes: men and women”.
But we’re stuck with them and may as well understand how they will impact our daily lives after Budget 2019.
How long will you work for the taxman today? How will your income tax change after Budget 2019? How much extra will you pay in sin taxes this year?
We send you to a selection of online calculators for the answers.
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“Houston, we have a problem”. It’s called Eskom, and plans for its rescue were a main focus of Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s Budget 2019 Speech.
Although we’ve seen the Eskom crisis coming for a long time, it could now be entering a critical phase. It’s important for us all to understand the consequences if Moody’s, the last ratings agency not to have rated us as junk, does decide to downgrade us.
To that end, after discussing the financial risks we face generally, we consider the details of the Eskom crisis and of government’s response to it - will it succeed and has credibility been restored?
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As a business owner, being blindsided by some highly damaging event is going to be costly, perhaps even fatal. Yet the world as a whole seems to be moving towards increasing unpredictability in all sorts of ways. How can you manage that risk?
We discuss some practical ideas on improving your risk management generally, with an emphasis on preparing for the unpredictable, taking a realistic approach to risk planning, addressing the question of operational risks, and management training.
Risk is a dynamic process – take steps to minimise it!
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