South Africans reject the 0.5% VAT hike, as the GNU faces its biggest budget battle yet. The post Budget Speech 2025: VAT ...

The findings of several tax commissions have suggested that zero-rated items are not an adequate way to reduce the impact of ...

The last time the government increased VAT was in 2018 by 1% from 14%. Des Kruger, consultant at Webber Wentzel says that if ...

Godongwana, delivering the long-awaited 2025 Budget Speech today, said the VAT rate would increase by half a percentage point ...

JOHANNESBURG - While the Democratic Alliance (DA) has claimed it's rejected the value-added tax (VAT) increase because it ...

With VAT and electricity going up, South Africans will dig deep into their pockets to make end meets in the coming weeks and ...

Finance minister Enoch Godongwana will deliver his speech at 14h00. This is where you can watch, and what to expect.

The current inflation rate is 3.2%. The higher-than-inflation social grant increases are intended to help cushion grant ...

The Democratic Alliance said the budget would struggle to pass in parliament, given the ANC’s lack of a majority ...

During his delayed Budget speech for 2025 on Wednesday, Enoch Godongwana stated that VAT will increase by 0.5% for 2025.

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