Why a VAT increase is the least bad option – The Mail & Guardian

The Gold and Overseas Alternate Contingency Reserve Account is just not a piggy financial institution that…

Godongwana tells court VAT increase cannot be interdicted – The Mail & Guardian

Finance minister Enoch Godongwana.(Brenton Geach/Gallo Pictures by way of Getty Pictures) Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has…

Why South Africa’s VAT hike risks worsening poverty – The Mail & Guardian

Rising value-added tax shifts the burden of systemic dysfunction to households already buckling below the stress…

Study shows ripple effect of 0.5% VAT increase and sin tax hike – The Mail & Guardian

File photograph by Delwyn Verasamy/M&G South Africa’s agricultural and alcoholic beverage sectors shall be hit by…

Hlabisa calls for stability as VAT fallout threatens to capsize GNU – The Mail & Guardian

Minister of Cooperative Governance and Conventional Affairs, Velenkosini Hlabisa. (@GovernmentZA/X) The Inkatha Freedom Halfy (IFP) has…

DA moves to block VAT hike through legal action – The Mail & Guardian

Helen Zille. (Luba Lesolle/Gallo Photos) The Democratic Alliance (DA) on Thursday filed an pressing court docket…

EFF leaders split over national budget, VAT increase – The Mail & Guardian

All asunder: The Financial Freedom Fighters led by Julius Malema is split on how to reply…

Strapped South Africans lambast VAT hike – The Mail & Guardian

Shoppers are offended that the federal government is treating them like a money cow as an…

Godongwana defends his VAT hike to parliamentary committees – The Mail & Guardian

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana. Photograph: Dwayne Senior/Getty Photographs Finance Minister Enoch Godognwana on Friday defended the…

Political parties divided over VAT hike, albeit lower than initial proposal – The Mail & Guardian

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana. (Dwayne Senior/Bloomberg through Getty Pictures) Political events in parliament have been divided…