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1. #NHI would be an important milestone for progressive realisation of socioeconomic rights in #SouthAfrica. The financing concerns raised by the #DavisTaxCommittee in 2017 have however not been addressed. @judith_february @thabileoka
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2. Since 2017, the fiscal situation has deteriorated to the extent that cutting civil servant salaries - the holiest of holy cows in #SouthAfrica - has entered the public debate. National Treasury is saying the cupboard is bare, but the Department of Health thinks otherwise.
3. The hole in our fiscus due to corruption and mismanagement at #ESKOM and other SOEs will continue to hit us 2026 and afterwards. We have chosen to use our limited fiscal space to fund free Higher Education not health. There are always tradeoffs, and that one has been made.
