The DA, the second largest party in the GNU has already indicated that they would not support the current budget in its ...

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced a VAT increase of 0.5 % this year, which will raise an additional R28 billion in ...

Discover how South African experts are reacting to the 2025 Budget Speech, highlighting concerns over VAT increases, youth ...

The stakes have never been higher as Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana's Budget, which proposes a 0.5-percentage-point VAT ...

The key sticking point? The value-added tax (VAT) increase, which was originally proposed at a 2% hike to 17%, but was later ...

A revised budget presented on Wednesday by South Africa's finance minister was immediately rejected by major political ...

Trade union Solidarity has described Treasury’s proposal to increase value-added tax by 1% over the next two years as ...

Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has condemned the Democratic Alliance for its refusal to support Wednesday’s ...

At a media briefing on Thursday, the ANC has come out in support of the finance minister and the hike, saying it was a ...

While government defends the VAT increase, critics say it will hurt the poor, worsen debt, and strain the healthcare system.

OUTA urges the South African government to abandon its proposed VAT increase, advocating instead for a focus on reducing ...

The party held a media briefing in Johannesburg to reflect on the proposed budget presented by Finance Minister Enoch ...