2025 Budget a boon for road maintenance, with road resurfacing rate to double
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana's 2025 Budget promises significant investment in infrastructure, with R100 billion ...
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NGO says social grants are not enough
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has announced an over 5% increase in social grants from April. Pay The Grants's General Moyo said that grans are not sufficient enough since it is still below the ...
Budget crisis: Ntshavheni slams DA's 'political ransom' over VAT and Expropriation Act
Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni accuses the DA of using VAT increase concerns as a smokescreen to challenge the Expropriation ...
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Black Sash slams VAT hike impact on grant recipients
Human rights group Black Sash says the proposed VAT hike places an unfair burden on social grant recipients who are already ...
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South Africa’s Revised Budget Faces Rejection Amid Ongoing Coalition Tensions
South African Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana delivers the 2025 Budget Speech to parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, ...
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South Africa plans to spend more on health and defense after the 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 ...
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How the 2025 budget will impact consumers: What you need to know
One of the most notable changes is the increase in Value-Added Tax (VAT), which will rise from 15% to 15.5% on May 1, 2025, with another 0.5% increase coming in 2026.
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WATCH | Youth react to budget speech concerns over VAT hike and social grant sustainability
Young South Africans voice their concerns and perspectives on the sustainability of social grants, the rising national debt burden and the upcoming VAT increases in response to South Africa's recent ...