SRD grants can’t be used to justify VAT increase: Analyst

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana during a media briefing. 2 minutes Senior Policy Specialist Neil Coleman has called on Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to resign for misleading the country. Godongwana has been criticized for suggesting reducing the COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grants or raise the Value Added Tax (VAT). This issue has dominated public…

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NUMSA warns VAT, electricity hikes will cripple working class

Tax-related items seen on a table. 3 minutes The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) says the proposed two percent VAT increase, in the soon-to-be-tabled budget, is likely to cripple the working class, coupled with the 12.7% electricity tariff hike that takes effect in April. This came under the spotlight in Bloemfontein, where…

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Parliament’s Finance Cluster says delayed budget adds pressure

Minister Enoch Godongwana delivering the 2024 budget speech. 2 minutes Parliament’s Finance Cluster says the postponement of the tabling of the budget last month means that they will work under extreme pressure in processing the upcoming budget due to limited time. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is expected to table the delayed budget on Wednesday. It…

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Flood-stricken farmers in Limpopo left stranded

Some roads in Limpopo have been completely submerged. 2 minutes The farming community of Stockpoort and Thabazimbi in the Limpopo province has been left stranded after many of their farms were flooded and their crops submerged. The Stockpoort Border Post has been closed after floods left it inaccessible. A game lodge near the Stockpoort border…

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