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VAT hikes can raise tax without hurting the poor: an economist sets out the evidence
Tax experts usually refer to the three Es in taxes – equity, efficiency and ease of administration. A VAT increase, done ...
The Citizen1d
A R1 billion U-turn: Scrapping the VAT increase leaves no winners, just absolute chaos
The minister of finance announced in a statement loaded on National Treasury’s website at 15 minutes after midnight that the ...
South Africa abandons planned VAT hike after pushback
South Africa on Thursday scrapped plans to raise value-added tax after a political backlash that threatened the stability of ...
Devdiscourse1d
South Africa Withdraws 0.5% VAT Increase: SARS Issues Guidance for Vendors
Commissioner Kieswetter expressed empathy for vendors and consumers who had already invested time and resources into ...
Daily Maverick on MSN1d
Sars: How to deal with the VAT-on, VAT-off as a business
While South Africa has been shaking its head at Trump’s whiplash tariff announcements, we seem to be watching a similar scene roll out locally with the controversial VAT increase.
allAfrica.com on MSN2d
Proposed VAT increase to be reversed
National Treasury’s proposed 0.5% Value-Added Tax (VAT) increase is expected to be withdrawn when Finance Minister Enoch ...
The Mail & Guardian3dOpinion
Budget: Why a VAT increase is the least bad option
The Gold and Foreign Exchange Contingency Reserve Account is not a piggy bank that can be used to solve South Africa’s fiscal ...
The Citizen1d
GNU stumbles as VAT hike U-turn heightens ANC-DA tensions
The VAT hike reversal has deepened fractures in the GNU and raised questions about who really calls the shots in fiscal ...