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Special Report Transcript Episode 74, Section 3, Time 32:33But what happens beyond words? What is the way forward for our country to repair and address the economic wrongs of the past? One of the most concrete suggestions was that of Stellenbosch Economics Professor, Sampie Terreblanche. He suggested that a wealth tax be levied on all South Africans with assets worth more than two million rand. This tax he says should be levied for the next ten to 20 years, but this proposal met with some fierce resistance in the press this past week. The ‘Afrikaanse Handelsinstituut’ also argued against it at the hearing. Notes: Max du Preez References select each tab to search for references TRC Final Report■ THE WAY FORWARD 149 Many submissions addressed the question of what business should do to contribute to reconciliation and development in ways that are more concrete. Most business submissions pointed to the important contribution of social responsibility investment programmes, support for ... Volume SIX Section TWO Chapter FIVE Reparations and the Business Sector ■ INTRODUCTION 1. Information received from the business and labour hearings indicated that: ‘Business was central to the economy that sustained the South African state during the apartheid years’.69 The Truth and ... |