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WATCH: Suspension of VAT increase ‘necessary intervention,’ Malema says
Malema also called for the resignation of Enoch Godongwana and National Treasury Director-General Duncan Pieterse.
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 ...
Good news about VAT increase
The Western Cape High Court ruled that the fiscal framework that Parliament adopted must be set aside, formally suspending a ...
ANC U-turn over tax that threatened South Africa's government
The hike was also opposed by the biggest trade union federation, the Congress of South African Trade Union (Cosatu), which is in alliance with the ANC. Even the head of the government's tax agency ...
The Citizen20h
Western Cape High Court orders scrapping of the 0.5% VAT increase
Despite Enoch Gondongwana's recent announcement that the VAT hike has been reversed, the court ruled in favour of the DA and EFF.
South Africa abandons planned VAT hike after pushback
South Africa on Thursday scrapped plans to raise value-added tax after a political backlash that threatened the stability of ...
The South African on MSN4d
EFF calls for ‘incompetent’ Godongwana’s head over VAT increase reversal
The EFF is one of the political parties which rejected the VAT increase and even went to court to challenge the matter.
The Citizen4d
A R1 billion U-turn: Scrapping the VAT increase leaves no winners, just absolute chaos
The minister of finance announced in a statement loaded on National Treasury’s website at 15 minutes after midnight that the ...