ANALYSIS | Godongwana's VAT U-turn raises difficult legal questions
Finance minister's statement seems to implicitly acknowledge that he is not legally empowered, through a mere announcement, to reverse the VAT hike
25 April 2025 - 04:30
Several difficult and new legal questions arise from finance minister Enoch Godongwana’s announcement on Wednesday night that he would “shortly” be introducing legislation to maintain VAT at 15% “from May 1 2025”. ..
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