Billions spent wisely, or wasted?
Government throws a fortune at small-scale farmer development – yet fails to monitor the results.
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Generous budget, underspent funds
Will the billions of rands allocated to farmers all be allocated correctly? With our officials, don’t bet on it.
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Discussion on tax rebates for private security expenses welcomed
Farmers’ union, TAU SA, has welcomed the Treasury’s undertaking to discuss the possibility of implementing a tax rebate for taxpayers’ private security expenses with trade union Solidarity.
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Huge increase in fuel prices for March
An increase of 81c/l in the price of petrol from next Wednesday was announced by the Department of Energy.
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“Tighten your belts” – finance minister
A substantial loss in state income due to last year’s economic turbulence was the overriding theme for this year’s budget speech.
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Zuma’s speech disappoints
Agricultural leaders are sceptical that President Jacob Zuma’s plans to speed up land reform and re-open land claims, in order to accommodate pre-June 1913 claims by Khoi and San descendents, will get financial backing from treasury.
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Prime minus 5% loans for all farmers unlikely
Agricultural economists around the country remain baffled following minister of agriculture Tina Joemat-Pettersson’s announcement at Agri SA’s congress in Johannesburg in October that Land Bank will be offering loans of prime minus 5% to all farmers.
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Plans to make insurance accessible to small holder farmers
Making crop and livestock insurance accessible to small holder farmers could improve this sectors sustainability.
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No one size fits all for emerging farmers
Better strategies and effective production models are needed to sustainably bring new entrants into agriculture.
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Who is fooling who?
Who will foot the bill for government’s extravagance when SA’s taxpayers leave to pay tax in countries that appreciate their efforts? It’s something Gordhan and his sidekicks need to bear in mind.
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