The money is there - Journo says Lottery could bankroll SA s Covid-19 vaccines
21 January 2021 1:28 PM
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Investigative journalist Raymond Joseph says there s precedent for the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) to help fund the Covid-19 vaccine.
South Africa s government is scrambling to try and find the money for vaccines.
National Treasury has warned that citizens may have to possibly pay more taxes to fund the vaccination campaign.
Joseph argues that Treasury should explore the possibility of vaccine funding from the Lottery to avoid tax hikes and more government borrowing.
He says the NLC has already stepped up in the Covid-19 response, pledging R10 million towards food parcels, R50 million towards the Solidarity Fund, and R150 million to struggling NPOs.