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The Citizen28m
GNU stumbles as VAT hike U-turn heightens ANC-DA tensions
The VAT hike reversal has deepened fractures in the GNU and raised questions about who really calls the shots in fiscal ...
The South African on MSN46m
SASSA and the VAT freeze: Can grant increases be withdrawn?
As far as SASSA and the VAT freeze go, can above-inflation increases for 2025 be reversed after just one month?
ANC U-turn over tax that threatened South Africa's government
The party of South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has reversed a controversial proposed value-added-tax (VAT) rise that had threatened the country's coalition government.
The Citizen38m
‘There’s still a secret, something hidden from us all’: Sangoma on life after the VAT U-turn
“There’s still a secret. Something hidden from us all. More information will come out in the wash, and soon.” The political ...
htxt13m
SPEEDRUN – VAT increase headache all for nothing
A week before a VAT hike was set to come into effect, the Ministry of Finance has backtracked. The Department of Government ...
The South African on MSN12h
VAT Freeze: What it means for the price of basic goods in SA
South Africa's finance minister has officially withdrawn the proposed 0.5 percentage point increase in VAT. What does this ...
The Citizen1d
JUST IN: VAT to remain at 15%, hike reversed, Treasury announces
The proposed VAT increase has been reversed and will remain at 15%, ending a two-month battle and legal challenges over the unpopular tax hike. The treasury made the announcement shortly after ...
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Treasury scraps controversial VAT hike — government faces R75bn cuts instead
After fierce public backlash, the National Treasury has scrapped plans to raise VAT on 1 May. Now, the Government of National ...