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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South Africa's finance minister has officially withdrawn the proposed 0.5 percentage point increase in VAT.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 ...
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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).
Civil Society warns against austerity measures following VAT hike cancellation
While civil society celebrates the cancellation of the VAT hike, they caution that austerity measures may jeopardise ...
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.
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‘I won’t resign,’ says Godongwana after VAT U-turn
Godongwana refuses to resign after withdrawing the VAT hike, despite political backlash and controversy over the tax decision ...
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Enoch Godongwana Scraps Proposed VAT Hike, SA Suggests How Government Can Negate Expected Shortfall
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has scrapped the proposed VAT hike, and while many are celebrating, they're also suggesting ...
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Date set for court ruling on VAT hike, and Ramaphosa and Mashatile under threat
Good news at South Africa’s ports: The port of Richards Bay has achieved record volumes in the past financial year, driven by ...
Strange bedfellows: DA and EFF unite in court to challenge VAT increase and protect the poor
Democratic Alliance (DA) and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) initiated a court case today aimed at blocking a ...