OUTA is calling for a public boycott of SAA, following the additional R10.5 billion allocation to the ailing national carrier, as announced by the Finance Minister.
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) released a statement on Wednesday, 28 October 2020, calling for a public boycott of SAA after Minister of Finance, Tito Mboweni’s Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS). The organisation is evidently amongst those criticising the MTBPS, particularly the R10.5 billion allocation to South African Airways (SAA).
OUTA stated, “It is the SAA bailout which makes for bitter reading: the R10.5 billion is funded by cuts from 41 departments, with Police losing R1.2 billion, Higher Education R1.1 billion, Health R694 million, Transport R681 million, Human Settlements R345 million, Basic Education R276 million, Justice and Constitutional Development R195 million (this includes cuts to the NPA), and so on down this sad list.”
Currently, SAA has suspended its operations.
Read the full statement below.
#OUTA calls for public boycott against #SAA in disapproval of the bailout of the #SOE SA definitely doesn’t need.
Higher Education, NPA, policing, housing etc should be prioritised, not SAA!
Mid-Term Budget robs the poor to save SAA vanity project. https://t.co/827jJlYD35— OUTA (@OUTASA) October 28, 2020
Sabelo Makhubo
s.makhubo@politicalanalysis.co.za
