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The South African5h
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South Africa's finance minister has officially withdrawn the proposed 0.5 percentage point increase in VAT.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 ...
SAnews23m
SARS ready to accommodate 0.5% VAT increase withdrawal
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has assured the public that it will ensure it will make adjustments to accommodate the withdrawal of the 0.5% increase in the Value-Added Tax (VAT).
Moneyweb6h
SA’s Godongwana says he won’t resign over Vat U-Turn
South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said he sees no reason to resign following his U-turn on a proposed tax ...
South Africa scraps proposed tax increase after pushback from coalition partners and opposition
The South African government has canceled a proposed tax increase that has threatened to collapse the unity government after ...
The Africa Report5h
South Africa’s budget impasse is over, but coalition disputes remain
South Africa’s Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has reversed his contentious proposed 0.5% value-added tax (VAT) hike, but ...
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 Citizen7h
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 ...
South Africa's average nominal pay dips as economic challenges loom
BankservAfrica reported a decline in average nominal take-home pay, highlighting ongoing economic challenges and the impact ...