Bloom SAJan 62 minJunk Status Is Not The End - It Can Get A Lot Worse!It is now widely expected that sometime in the next year or so Moody’s will downgrade South Africa’s debt to junk status. Many see this a...
BloomsaOct 31, 20194 minCrunch Time for SA – The Medium Term Budget Policy Statement and What it Means to You“There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune. Omitted, all the voyage of their life is bound in ...
BloomsaSep 30, 20193 minOur Economic Outlook: Good News or Bad?“Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future” (Niels Bohr, theoretical physicist and Nobel Prize winner) After shri...
BloomsaJul 30, 20192 minThe Big Mac Index Says the Rand is Way Undervalued“Our results indicate that the Big Mac Index is surprisingly accurate in tracking exchange rates over the long-term, which is consistent w...
BloomsaJun 27, 20192 minHow Many Days Did You Work For The Taxman In 2019?“Tax Freedom Day is calculated by dividing general government revenue by GDP at market prices, then multiplying the result by the number ...
BloomsaApr 30, 20192 minQuick Wins to Get Our Economy Going Again“I approach every problem with optimism” (Nelson Mandela) The mood of optimism that pervaded a year ago is rapidly fading – the Business ...
BloomsaFeb 27, 20192 minWhat does Budget 2019 mean for you?The following proposed tax changes were announced Income tax rates are left unchanged. The primary rebate was marginally increased but th...
BloomsaFeb 27, 20191 minYour Selection of Budget 2019 Tax Calculators“People who complain about taxes can be divided into two classes: men and women” (Anon) How long will you work for the taxman today? Inpu...
BloomsaFeb 27, 20194 minBudget 2019: Credibility Restored?“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them...
BloomsaJan 31, 20191 minBudget 2019: Your Tips for TitoOn 20th February the Minister of Finance, Tito Mboweni, will make his budget speech. Traditionally, the Minister asks the public what the...
BloomsaJan 8, 20193 minInterest Rates in 2019 – Which Way Will They Go and Why?“Prediction is very difficult, especially if it is about the future” (Nils Bohr – Nobel Laureate) Normally the market and economic commen...
BloomsaNov 28, 20182 minLet’s Be Realistic and Positive in 2019“The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails” (William Arthur Ward) As we wi...
BloomsaNov 28, 20183 minThe Medium Term Budget Speech and the Rating Agencies – Danger in DecemberThe new Minister of Finance didn’t have much time to prepare for the Medium Term Budget Speech (MTBS) but he carried it off well. The MTB...
BloomsaJun 28, 20182 minSmall and Medium-Sized Businesses: How to Stay Healthy and ProfitableToday getting an SME going is incredibly difficult as they face enormous red tape (FICA, getting loans, VAT registration and so on) and h...
BloomsaMay 31, 20181 minWhen Do We Stop Working for SARS This Year?It has become a global phenomenon measuring Tax Freedom Day, the day up to which you work to pay your taxes – only after Tax Freedom Day ...
