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Uses in Official Statistics and Microdata Research
Michael Slyuzberg
Kelly, Neil
Hill, Hamish
2011
Official statistics form the basis for informed policy development and evaluation by central and local government, as well as underpinning decision making by businesses and the public. Data collected within the tax administrative system offers opportunities to complement existing sources of official statistics, to support wider uses of available data, or to minimise provider load within existing outputs...
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The paper provides an overview of the tax statistics as published by the South African Revenue Service and National Treasury. South Africa is considered to be an emerging economy and is member of the economic block “BRICS”. It has an abundant supply of natural resources, which are mainly exported. The key challenges facing the country are recovery from the recession, as well as addressing post-apartheid structural problems related to unemployment and lack of skilled labour. The Gini coefficient of South Africa was measured at 0.679 in 2009, which is among the highest in the world...
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