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Steel probes deepen protectionism

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By Donald MacKay
| Freight News
On July 10, ITAC initiated both anti-dumping and safeguard investigations into cold-rolled steel, with the anti-dumping investigation focusing on China. Primary steel is now the most protected sector in SACU, with these two cases adding to an already significant duty burden. The result is an arbitrage that makes it more attractive to import products manufactured from steel rather than the steel itself, eroding the entire value chain.
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DONALD MACKAY AND DAAN STEENKAMP | Costs of BEE outweigh benefits

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By Donald MacKay, Daan Steenkamp
| BusinessLIVE Verified
South Africa’s economic transformation policies have not delivered inclusive economic growth, despite being part of legislation for decades. The country’s post-2009 growth trajectory — persistently below 2% annually — has intensified debate about whether transformation and growth are being advanced together or are increasingly in tension.
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DONALD MACKAY | Cost of industrial policies should be counted

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By Donald MacKay
| BusinessLIVE Verified
When the decision is taken to levy an import duty on a product, it is not as simple as claiming that it protects the local producer (localisation) and is therefore good. We are being sold on the idea that tariffs, or the threat thereof, attract investment, with little evidence that it happens at scale. Every tariff imposed is also a tax on the consumer and when the consumer is buying solar panels, for example, it raises the cost of electricity.
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