South African budget delay over VAT hike shows cracks in coalition
South Africa's national budget was postponed on Wednesday because the two biggest parties in the ruling coalition disagreed ...
South Africa’s budget postponed for first time after cabinet rift
Officials say pro-business Democratic Alliance and senior figures in African National Congress objected to VAT rise ...
South Africa's finance minister fails to unveil budget after tax row
South Africa's Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has been forced to postpone the unveiling of the national budget following ...
Highlights of South Africa’s Budget That Stalled on Tax Hike
For the first time since the end of white-minority rule in 1994, South Africa’s annual budget was postponed because of ...
South Africa’s finance minister wanted to raise VAT: the pros and cons of a tricky tax
The reason for the abrupt cancellation was the failure of the minister to get cabinet approval for the proposal to raise ...
South Africa’s fight over VAT raises a key question: who should bear the burden of taxes?
The important question in a democratic setting is who gets to pay taxes and how they connect to the well-being of its ...
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VAT blow to South Africa
US President Donald Trump is escalating his global tariff and trade war, this time targeting countries that charge VAT on ...
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BUDGET 2025 | VAT hike signals a fiscal time bomb for South Africa
The ANC government has made a habit of promising more than the country can afford. With this latest controversy over a proposed two-percentage-point increase in VAT, the maths is simply not mathing, ...
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South Africa: What a 2 Percentage Point Vat Increase Would Actually Cost SA Households
While the Treasury's mooted 2 percentage point VAT increase is now on hold pending another sitting of Parliament on 12 March, Daily Maverick examined the data. The impact could be devastating, ...
Budget: VAT increase would be carried by the poorest of the poor in South Africa
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana's sudden postponement of the Budget Speech sparks market volatility and raises concerns ...
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Land reform in South Africa: 5 myths about farming debunked
South Africa’s land reform policy remains highly contested. But, in our view, a number of persistent myths about farmland ...
South Africa postpones budget in 'unprecedented' step
The African National Congress and Democratic Alliance disagree over proposed VAT increases, casting doubt on the ruling ...