Stellenbosch Students at Western Cape postgraduate conference
Postgraduate students at the Department of Economics participated in the annual postgraduate Economics conference held each year by one of the three universities in the Western Cape, with this year's conference being hosted by the University of the Western Cape. In the photo, Lewis McLean is presenting his work, entitled "Unequal households, unequal schools and the consequences for education outcomes: A theoretical and empirical analysis". Other presentations by Stellenbosch students were "Home language and socio-economic peer effects in South African primary schools" (Rebecca Selkirk), "Business, Investment, Consumption and Asset Price Cycles" (John Roelofse), "The impact of the Great Depression on colonial Africa" (Tim Ngalande) and "A policy review of petrol and diesel prices in South Africa: is the regulated position sensible?" (Rachel Theron).
Login
(for staff & registered students)
BER Weekly
14 Mar 2025 Budget 2.0 – less VAT, but still a lot of tax and little spending cuts from Budget 1.0After originally being scheduled for 19 February and then postponed at the last moment, the National Budget for 2025 was tabled by the National Treasury (NT) on 12 March. In some ways, Budget 2.0 was largely the same as Budget (1.0). While the contentious 2%pt-VAT hike was watered down, it still comes with a heavy tax burden, largely shouldered by the...
Read the full issue
BER Weekly
14 Mar 2025 Budget 2.0 – less VAT, but still a lot of tax and little spending cuts from Budget 1.0After originally being scheduled for 19 February and then postponed at the last moment, the National Budget for 2025 was tabled by the National Treasury (NT) on 12 March. In some ways, Budget 2.0 was largely the same as Budget (1.0). While the contentious 2%pt-VAT hike was watered down, it still comes with a heavy tax burden, largely shouldered by the...
Read the full issue