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Are South African companies the Highest taxed in the world?

Budget time always brings some alternatives and much debate across the country. But a little known fact needs to be put out in the public mind. Only 4 out of every 10 adults are employed in South Africa. This is much lower than the 6.5/10 for the rest of the world. The local economy therefore has too few jobs and employers are hard to find. South Africa’s economy ranks within the largest 25 economies in the world and is strategically very important. The economy should therefore have a bett ...