This is how the VAT increase will impact your transport, food and electricity bills
The recent VAT increase proposal in South Africa raises concerns about its impact on low-income households, particularly ...
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Budget Speech 2025: VAT increase triggers public uproar
South Africans reject the 0.5% VAT hike, as the GNU faces its biggest budget battle yet. The post Budget Speech 2025: VAT ...
VAT Increase, a solution or just a short-term fix to a long-term crisis?
The government has defended its decision to raise VAT by arguing that alternative revenue-raising measures, such as ...
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Discussion | VAT rate increase to 16% in 2026/7
JOHANNESBURG - Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana, has proposed gradually increasing South Africa's VAT rate from 15% to 16% over the next two years. This move aims to stabilise the country's finances ...
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BREAKING: Budget Speech 2025 sees VAT increase confirmed
Budget Speech 2025 sees VAT increase announced . Godongwana has announced that VAT, currently at 15%, will increase by half a percentage point in 2025/26 and another half a percen ...
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MKP says VAT increase a ‘declaration of war’, calls for national shutdown
The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) on Friday termed the proposed value added tax (VAT) increase a “declaration of war” against ...
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How a 0.5 percent point VAT increase will squeeze South Africans
A 0.5 percent point VAT increase may seem like a small adjustment, but even the tiniest hike puts pressure on an already ...
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VAT increase reflects tough fiscal choices
The revised approach to VAT increases announced in the delayed Budget speech represents a concession by Treasury while still striving to meet the revenue requirements necessary to offset government ...
South Africa's VAT Increase: What it means for households
Explore the implications of South Africa's VAT increase and new tax measures aimed at supporting lower-income households ...
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VAT increase ‘a painful blow’ to millions
While government defends the VAT increase, critics say it will hurt the poor, worsen debt, and strain the healthcare system.
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EFF and DA Unite Against VAT Increase, Parties Won’t Support 2025 Budget in Its Current Form
The Democratic Alliance and Economic Freedom Fighters have both rejected Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana's budget speech, ...
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VAT increase could impact cross-border trade
The announcement of plans to increase the VAT rate to 16% by 2026/27, combined with no inflationary adjustment to income tax brackets, could have a dual effect on cross-border trade. Cross-border ...