I thought for a moment that it could be April 1st but alas its not.
Let SAA stay state owned for all I care, however I think priavtely owned carriers should not pay any tax, that is VAT, Corporation tax on profits etc. Of course no one will seriously consider this for one moment but just consider the huge injustice of the present situation.....
Comair, Nationwide and 1-Time operate in a competitive environment and make a profit. They are then taxed on that profit, (a reward for hard work, good decision making, investor confidence) and that money goes to the government which as far as airlines goes can't manage a piss-up in a brewery!!!!
Why should a company's hard earned profit go to subside a state-owned corporate shambles? What annoys me more than anything else is the sheer arrogance of the people that run SAA. The sad thing is that most people (SA Taxpayer) are so ignorant of how flagrently abused their Rands by SAA no one is ever called to account.