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SOUTH AFRICA: Unions renew commitment to BIG

USBIG reports that the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) renewed its commitment to the Basic Income Grant (BIG) in a recently published document. It proposed an inflation-linked BIG and a comprehensive social security system focusing on redistribution, financed by increased corporate taxes. An article on COSATU’s recent release is online at:
http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/article660907.ece/Do-away-with-private-schools

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