ANC poised to drop 0.5% VAT hike

Party faces tough task of persuading finance minister Enoch Godongwana to find alternatives after parties reject increase

13 April 2025 - 00:00 By KGOTHATSO MADISA and Thabo Mokone

The ANC is likely to drop its insistence on a VAT hike in this year’s budget, amid indications that none of the parties it held talks with this week would support it...

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