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News24 | GNU partners seething after proposed VAT hike impasse leads to historic budget speech postponement

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Political party leaders in the government of national unity (GNU) first heard of the proposed increase in value-added tax (VAT) hours before Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana was set to deliver his budget speech on Wednesday.

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News24 | GNU partners seething after proposed VAT hike impasse leads to historic budget speech postponement

Political party leaders in the government of national unity (GNU) first heard of the proposed increase in value-added tax (VAT) hours before Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana was set to deliver his budget speech on Wednesday.

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How the ANC’s GNU partners revolted after hearing of VAT increase at 11th hour

The failure to present the country’s Budget has exposed deepening divisions within the fragile Government of National Unity.

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BUDGET BRAWL: ‘GLOVES OFF’ AS GNU PARTNERS CLASH

Thu 20 February 2025: The Government of National Unity (GNU) has hit another stumbling block, this time over a proposed two percentage point increase in value-added tax (VAT). Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana was expected to announce the VAT hike during his budget speech in Parliament on Wednesday. However, the Democratic Alliance (DA), a key partner […]

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Equal Education: The GNU must listen to the people - stop Austerity, stop the VAT hike, do your duty by the Constitution and show up for equality - Equal Education

On Wednesday, 19 February, Equal Education stood united alongside numerous other social movements, students, community based organisations, trade union federations, and civil society groupings in a mass demonstration against austerity budgeting. We stood united in our vision for a freer, more just society. We stood united in our calls for fully funded public services, for progressive taxation, for a universal basic income grant, for an end to th…

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Inside the budget speech postponement and unpacking the VAT battle

In an unprecedented move, South Africa’s 2025 budget speech was postponed at the last moment, signalling deep divisions within the Government of National Unity (GNU), Cape {town} Etc reports. The postponement, which was announced just hours before Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana was set to deliver the budget, stemmed from intense disputes over a proposed two-percentage-point increase in Value-Added Tax (VAT). The delay has sparked widespread d…

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Daily Maverick broke the news in South Africa on Wednesday, February 19, 2025.
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