VAT hike sparks war of words between ANC, DA
The ANC was scrambling to garner enough support from political parties, even within the GNU, to have the budget, which ...
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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 ...
ANC willing to collaborate with non-GNU parties for Budget support
African National Congress (ANC) has stated that it is ready to collaborate with parties that are not in the Government of National Unity (GNU), in a bid to garner support for the national budget.
Power shift: GNU Budget negotiations signal new political reality for SA
The Democratic Alliance's firm stance against rubber-stamping the ANC's budget proposals marks a significant shift in South ...
Fikile Mbalula accuses DA of hypocrisy over Budget 2025 and proposed VAT hike opposition
Fikile Mbalula defends the ANC's budget proposal as a progressive step, asserting that it will lead to meaningful ...
Budget battle heads to Parliament as ANC faces opposition from all sides
The ANC faces unprecedented opposition to its proposed Budget, with coalition partner DA joining other parties in rejecting the 0. 5% VAT increase. The growing resistance threatens not only the Budget ...
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‘You can’t hold the country ransom’ — Khumbudzo Ntshavheni claims DA’s Budget opposition is anti-poor
The minister in the presidency says the DA’s opposition to the Budget hinges on political issues such as the Expropriation ...
Budget crisis: Ntshavheni slams DA's 'political ransom' over VAT and Expropriation Act
Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni accuses the DA of using VAT increase concerns as a smokescreen to challenge the Expropriation ...
Cabinet slams DA's VAT opposition as 'anti-transformation' agenda
Cabinet spokesperson Khumbudzo Ntshavheni accuses the Democratic Alliance of using VAT opposition as a smokescreen to ...
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Budget Speech 2025: VAT hike sparks public outrage
For the first time in 30 years, South Africa’s Budget process has been anything but smooth sailing. A divided Government of ...
ANC's VAT hike faces uphill battle
The DA, the second largest party in the GNU has already indicated that they would not support the current budget in its ...
Budget 2025 | Opposition united in fury over VAT hike and reform failures
South Africa's major opposition parties have launched a unified attack against Finance Minister Godongwana's 2025 budget, ...