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BusinessMalema Calls for Deputy Ministers to Be Scrapped to Cut State Spending- South AfricaMK Party Rejects VAT Hike as South Africa’s Budget Vote LoomsWith just one week remaining for South Africa’s parliament to pass the 2025 national budget, the Umkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) has doubled down on its opposition to Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s proposed 0.5% increase in Value Added Tax (VAT). The announcement came during a media briefing on…March 26, 2025
- BusinessOpposition Parties Reject VAT Increase in Budget DebateJOHANNESBURG- South Africa’s Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana, has sparked widespread opposition with his announcement that the Value-Added Tax (VAT) will rise to 16% by the 2026/27 financial year. The hike, which will occur in two stages—an increase of 0.5 percentage points in 2025 and another…March 13, 2025
