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Fikile Mbalula Defends VAT Increase, SA Annoyed As SG Says Cutting Ministerial Perks Won’t Help
Fikile Mbalula stated that cutting ministerial perks would not have saved enough to fund the country’s R2.7 trillion budget, ...
The South African on MSN1h
Budget Speech 2025: Electricity price hike, VAT increase cripples Mzansi
With VAT and electricity going up, South Africans will dig deep into their pockets to make end meets in the coming weeks and ...
BusinessTech8h
Good news for South African taxpayers
Budget, tabled by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana on Wednesday, 12 March, is good news for South African taxpayers.
VAT Increase, a solution or just a short-term fix to a long-term crisis?
The government has defended its decision to raise VAT by arguing that alternative revenue-raising measures, such as increasing corporate or personal income tax would do more harm than good.
South Africa plans to spend more on health and defense after US cuts aid
Lawmakers in South Africa have laid out plans to shore up the budgets for health and defense but also put up value added tax ...
BusinessTech7h
South Africa bans cannabis and hemp products, and Eskom maintenance lie
Here are five other news stories making waves in South Africa today: ...
VAT hike sparks criticism: corporate interests vs public welfare
Leading political analyst Dr. Metji Makgoba criticises government's proposed VAT increase to 16%, arguing it reflects a ...