These state programmes will be affected if Godongwana doesn’t raise VAT
Treasury had pencilled in R252bn in additional spending over the next three years, but that is now under threat because of the rejection of the VAT hike
23 February 2025 - 00:00
The rejection of the national budget by GNU partners has put the extension of the Covid-19 social relief of distress grant extension and public service salary increases under threat...
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