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SASPRI

@SaspriSA

Southern African Social Policy Research Institute NPC. https://teapawt.org/t.co/wV9gz9YWhu

 Cape Town
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Joined October 2012
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📢 Request for research proposals! Are you conducting research using admin tax data from @URAuganda? Want to enhance understanding of tax systems, trade, and employment in the Global South? We want to hear from you! Submit your proposal by Feb 28! 👉 go.unu.edu/PhYiz
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Find out a key reason why social spending is not sustainably building human capital across Africa - see our note unicef.org/esa/documents/fit… @UNICEFSocPolicy @L4WB_i
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We have a free online course on tax-benefit microsimulation! But what are the real-life applications and benefits of tmicrosimulation? Watch Joseph Okello explain what our models have done in Uganda and register for the course today! 🔗 go.unu.edu/DDWpH #SOUTHMOD
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Join our #SATIED team in Pretoria! 🇿🇦 Do you want to contribute to combating socio-economic challenges in South Africa? We are seeking a Partnerships and Programme Assistant to support our SA-TIED programme🤝 Join us: go.unu.edu/Gq65h
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We must act now to ensure social protection for all.
International Labour Organization (@ilo) profile pictureInternational Labour Organization
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We all need social protection during our lifetime. It's an investment in all of our futures; because poverty anywhere is a threat to prosperity everywhere. 🌍 #ActNow #OurCommonFuture
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Our world is at a crossroads 🌍, and how we balance people 👥, planet 🌱, and prosperity 💰 will shape our future. The 17 UN #SDGs aim to achieve this balance by 2030. It’s up to us to ensure no one and nothing gets left behind. #OneUNFinland #StrongerTogether #Agenda2030
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The dialogue underscored the need for aligning research with policy to shape future tax strategies. Watch a recap ➡️📹go.unu.edu/hCsb0 Thanks to all participants & partners @ingridwoolard @ukinsouthafrica @ekow_eghan @SaspriSA @MTMaseTshaba @unisa @TaxOmbud @EUinSA
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Excellent summary of our research out today. Huge thanks to @crspMatt and @AbDaviscrsp for leading this work @CRSP_LboroUni. Join our webinar on Thursday to hear more from them and me. See jrf.org.uk/events/minimum-in… for details.
Minimum Income Standard in the UK 2024 webinar

Minimum Income Standard in the UK 2024 webinar

The Minimum Income Standard launch unveiled the latest findings and discusses implications for policy, practice, and the public.

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Joseph Rowntree Foundation (@jrf_uk) profile pictureJoseph Rowntree Foundation@jrf_uk2 Sep 2024
🚨 New research shows what the public think different households need to have a decent standard of living. Too many people can’t reach this standard. Explore the latest findings from the Minimum Income Standard. (1/5)
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We’ve kicked off the #SATIED Policy Dialogue! Today’s focus: South Africa’s Personal Income Tax (PIT) system. Tune in to learn more about how PIT reforms are shaping taxpayer behavior, revenue collection, and inequality. Follow the event live here: go.unu.edu/hCsb0
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What's a straightforward way to reduce inequality AND raise trillions in revenue to fund public services & tackle climate change? Brilliant paper from @TaxJusticeNet reveals how much could be raised if countries adopt a very modest tax on extreme wealth. taxjustice.net/press/countri…
Countries can raise $2 trillion by copying Spain’s wealth tax, study finds - Tax Justice Network

Countries can raise $2 trillion by copying Spain’s wealth tax, study finds - Tax Justice Network

The extreme wealth of the superrich is making economies insecure. Wealth taxes are needed to end special tax treatment given to the superrich.

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@UNDESA7 Aug 2024
🚨 Just released! The UN Economist’s Network Policy Brief on #Taxation & the #SDGs is out now! 🌍💡Discover how effective tax policies can drive sustainable development, reduce inequalities & support global well-being. #SustainableDevelopment Learn more: bit.ly/UNENPolicyBriefs
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🧵 South Africa’s official #unemployment rate increased by 0,6 of a percentage point to 33,5 % in Q2:2024 compared to Q1:2024. Read more here: statssa.gov.za/?page_id=1854… #StatsSA
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Call for Papers! ✍️ We seek submissions for innovative research contributions that speak to the topic of social protection for our 2025 WIDER Development Conference! Submit your proposals by September 15, 2024, 23:59 UTC+3. go.unu.edu/BPlWv
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UNU-WIDER launches a free online training course in tax-benefit microsimulation for Global South countries wider.unu.edu/news/unu-wider…

UNU-WIDER launches a free online training course in tax-benefit microsimulation for Global South...

In an innovative step toward democratizing access to advanced policy analysis tools, UNU-WIDER releases a comprehensive online train

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This is a great explainer of the painstaking process @CRSP_LboroUni go through to build the @jrf_uk funded Minimum Income Standard, as the building block for @LivingWageUK's real living wage. Thanks @nyecominetti!
Living Wage Foundation (@LivingWageUK) profile pictureLiving Wage Foundation@LivingWageUK30 Jul 2024
Want to know what goes into calculating the Living Wage rates? Listen to the man behind the calculations. @NyeCominetti from @ResFoundation talks about how they work out what a minimally acceptable standard of living is in this clip from @wagestream's Invisible Workers podcast 👇
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The widely held belief that increasing economic growth will solve global #poverty is wrong and leading the world down a dangerous path. Report presented @UN_HRC #HRC56: undocs.org/A/HRC/56/61 Press release: ohchr.org/en/press-releases/… A thread summarising the report below...
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One week left to apply➡️I'm looking for an Advocacy and Research Officer to deliver high-impact advocacy strategies for @srpoverty Apply by 8 July 2024: srpoverty.org/2024/06/14/adv… #Hiring #Jobs
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights (@srpoverty) profile pictureUN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights@srpoverty20 Jun 2024
📢I'm looking for an Advocacy and Research Officer to join my team & support @srpoverty to influence global policy making on #poverty & #HumanRights Apply by Monday 8 July 2024: srpoverty.org/2024/06/14/adv… #Hiring #Jobs
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Today I'm @UN calling on governments to end their dangerous fixation with GDP as the answer to global #poverty. Watch my live presentation to @UN_HRC #HRC56 at 4PM CET: srpoverty.org/2024/07/01/era… Read the report: srpoverty.org/2024/07/01/era…

Eradicating poverty beyond growth - Olivier De Schutter

July 2024 Report: EN/FR/ES/RU/AR/ZH Press release:  “End dangerous fixation with GDP as way to eradicate global poverty: UN expert”  EN/FR/ES Watch the Special Rapporteur’s presentation of the report...

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Growth is enriching an elite and killing the planet. We need an economy based on human rights | Olivier De Schutter theguardian.com/global-devel…
Growth is enriching an elite and killing the planet. We need an economy based on human rights |...

Growth is enriching an elite and killing the planet. We need an economy based on human rights |...

Economic growth allows the few to grow ever-wealthier. Ending poverty and environmental catastrophe demands fresh thinking

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On Tuesday 2 July I will be @UN_HRC #HRC56 to present my new report: Eradicating #Poverty #BeyondGrowth – urging governments to end their mistaken belief that increasing economic growth is the answer to global poverty. Details of how to follow live here: srpoverty.org/2024/06/01/era…
UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights (@srpoverty) profile pictureUN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights@srpoverty30 Apr 2024
I have become convinced that the traditional approach to #poverty is no longer fit for purpose. In the name of #GDP we are pushing the planet beyond its limits and creating vast and growing gaps between the rich and the poor. srpoverty.org/2024/04/16/era…
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📢I'm looking for an Advocacy and Research Officer to join my team & support @srpoverty to influence global policy making on #poverty & #HumanRights Apply by Monday 8 July 2024: srpoverty.org/2024/06/14/adv… #Hiring #Jobs
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