South Africa’s budget postponed for first time after cabinet rift
Officials say pro-business Democratic Alliance and senior figures in African National Congress objected to VAT rise ...
South Africa’s Budget Fiasco Shows ANC Can’t Go It Alone
President Cyril Ramaphosa keeps ignoring his key coalition partner. That is a surefire way to tank the unity government.
South Africa's finance minister fails to unveil budget after tax row
South Africa's Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has been forced to postpone the unveiling of the national budget following ...
South Africa Budget Unraveled After a Key Detail Was Kept Secret
South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana presented highlights of his upcoming budget to colleagues two weeks ago, but ...
Highlights of South Africa’s Budget That Stalled on Tax Hike
For the first time since the end of white-minority rule in 1994, South Africa’s annual budget was postponed because of ...
South African budget delay over VAT hike shows cracks in coalition
Mtambo CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa's national budget was postponed on Wednesday because the two biggest parties in the ...
South African rand slides after eleventh-hour national budget delay
South Africa's rand weakened on Wednesday after the national budget was postponed due to disagreements within the coalition ...
South Africa’s fight over VAT raises a key question: who should bear the burden of taxes?
The important question in a democratic setting is who gets to pay taxes and how they connect to the well-being of its ...
South Africa’s finance minister wanted to raise VAT: the pros and cons of a tricky tax
The reason for the abrupt cancellation was the failure of the minister to get cabinet approval for the proposal to raise ...
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VAT blow to South Africa
US President Donald Trump is escalating his global tariff and trade war, this time targeting countries that charge VAT on ...
Budget: VAT increase would be carried by the poorest of the poor in South Africa
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana's sudden postponement of the Budget Speech sparks market volatility and raises concerns ...
Opinion
BUDGET 2025 | VAT hike signals a fiscal time bomb for South Africa
The ANC government has made a habit of promising more than the country can afford. With this latest controversy over a proposed two-percentage-point increase in VAT, the maths is simply not mathing, ...