Why companies are the real winners in this year’s budget
National Treasury has put forward the most company-focused set of tax proposals in at least a decade, which is crucial for faster growth…
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Scrapping the VAT hike isn’t going to push South Africa into a debt crisis. But without real growth and spending cuts, we’re drifting closer…
Can the GNU survive Enoch’s U-turn?
The much-loathed VAT hike may be gone, but tensions in the government of national unity may yet torpedo the coalition…
The anatomy of a retreat: why the ANC blinked on the VAT increase
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Vat so 2.0 (or 0.5, twice) – but DA still holds out
Budget 2.0 was finally tabled, with VAT still going up, but by only 0.5 percentage points a year over two years. The DA, however,…
Budget interruptus: mayhem as GNU rejects VAT hike
It was mayhem in parliament on Wednesday as the National Treasury’s budget was pulled – hours after being released to journalists and economists…
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