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  • Published on Mar 13, 2025

    Budget 2025 | Opposition united in fury over VAT hike and reform failures

    The 2025 proposed budget presented by Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana on Wednesday has sparked strong opposition from various political parties, each offering critical perspectives on the government’s fiscal policies. While the ANC argues that the …

    Source: IOL - Uncategorized
  • Published on Mar 13, 2025

    Budget 2025: A blend of social, economic and coalition realities

    / MEDIA STATEMENT / The content on this page is not written by Polity.org.za, but is supplied by third parties. This content does not constitute news reporting by Polity.org.za. The budget tabled by Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana today should …

    Source: Polity - Label Pending
  • Published on Mar 13, 2025

    Taxpayers hit as VAT rises, but grants get a boost

    South Africans will soon feel the pinch as Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana pushes ahead with a controversial value-added tax (VAT) hike, raising it from 15% to 15,5%. Unveiling his budget on Wednesday, Godongwana defended the move as unavoidable, citing …

    Source: Witness - Label Pending
  • Published on Mar 13, 2025

    Budget speech too optimistic about the economy?

    It seems that economists are not as optimistic about South Africa’s economy as the minister of finance was in his budget speech. Although Treasury’s macroeconomic projections in the budget speech are virtually unchanged from a month ago, its 2024 GDP …

    Source: The Citizen (South Africa) - Center-right
  • Published on Mar 13, 2025

    Most political parties reject Godongwana’s budget over 0.5% VAT hike

    The majority of political parties in Parliament have rejected Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s 2025/2026 budget, mainly opposing the 0.5% VAT increase over two years. Godongwana has tabled a budget that proposes a hefty tax increase on alcoholic …

    Source: SABC News - Public Broadcaster
  • Published on Mar 13, 2025

    Minister Enoch Godongwana: 2025 Budget Speech

    Honourable Speaker, Thoko Didiza Deputy Speaker, Annelie Lotriet Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, Refiloe Mtshweni-Tsipane Deputy Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, Les Govender His Excellency, President Cyril Ramaphosa …

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  • Published on Mar 12, 2025

    No More Headroom: 2025 Budget Speech is Bad News for Taxpayers

    The unexpected postponement of the annual Budget Speech last month sent shockwaves through South Africa, unsettling market sentiment. Now, the reason for the delay has become clear—there is little good news for taxpayers, says Thomas Lobban, Director of …

    Source: Polity - Label Pending
  • Published on Mar 12, 2025

    2025 Budget 2.0: The VAT increase is dead, long live the VAT increase

    The shocks, surprises and shortfalls in the initial Budget that never saw the light of day on 19 February, made way for a reworked National Budget marked by cuts, compromises and curveballs. Although Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s first Budget attempt …

    Source: Polity - Label Pending
  • Published on Mar 12, 2025

    VAT hike sparks fury among opposition parties: 'Tax the rich, not the poor!'

    POLITICS Opposition parties have rejected the reworked national budget for the 2025/26 financial year, arguing that the proposed changes still place undue financial strain on South Africans. With the postponement of the budget speech last month - after …

    Source: News24 - Neutral
  • Published on Mar 12, 2025

    Varied political reaction to Budget Speech

    Congress of SA Trade Unions (COSATU) says the tabling of the 2025/2026 budget was a difficult one for the Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana. The labour federation says it welcomes the budget despite the 0.5 percentage point VAT increase. …

    Source: SABC News - Public Broadcaster
  • Published on Mar 12, 2025

    Budget speech: SA’s problem is spending, not revenue – Outa

    Outa wants the minister to cancel the VAT increase and finds it unacceptable that personal income tax brackets were not changed in the budget speech. South Africa does not have a problem with revenue, but it does have a problem with spending, the …

    Source: The Citizen (South Africa) - Center-right
  • Published on Mar 12, 2025

    Budget 2025: A game of give a little and take a lot?

    Budget 2025 was postponed to 12 March due to objections from the other parties in the government of national unity to increasing VAT by 2%. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana at last had the opportunity to deliver his Budget 2025 speech on Wednesday in a …

    Source: The Citizen (South Africa) - Center-right
  • Published on Mar 12, 2025

    Budget speech: Godongwana makes call on fuel levy

    The general fuel levy has remained unchanged since 2022 to mitigate the effects of higher inflation resulting from fuel price increases. After much debate about whether Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana would announce an increase in the fuel levy on …

    Source: The Citizen (South Africa) - Center-right
  • Published on Mar 12, 2025

    MK Party threatens national shutdown as 2% VAT increase looms

    After taking to the streets of Pretoria in protest of the proposed 2% VAT increase, the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party warned Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana that it would ‘make South Africa come to a standstill’ should the hike be implemented, reports Cape …

    Source: Cape Town ETC - Neutral
  • Published on Mar 12, 2025

    IN FULL | Godongwana's 2025 budget speech

    Finance minister Enoch Godongwana delivered the budget speech on Wednesday. Here's his speech in full:  Honourable Speaker, Thoko Didiza  Deputy Speaker, Annelie Lotriet  Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, Refiloe Mtshweni-Tsipane  …

    Source: Sowetan - Neutral
  • Published on Mar 12, 2025

    Budget 2025: VAT delayed the budget speech, but an increase is still likely

    If the state needs to generate revenue, VAT might be a highly effective tool to achieve that goal. The finance minister, Enoch Godongwana, was initially set to table the 2025 budget speech on 19 February; however, it was postponed due to disagreements over …

    Source: The Citizen (South Africa) - Center-right
  • Published on Mar 12, 2025

    Government and revenue: VAT delayed the budget, but an increase is still likely

    The 2025 Budget will be historic not for one but two significant reasons. The first is the Government of National Unity (GNU) embodying democracy in action, the first time the Budget has been delayed in South Africa’s post-apartheid history. The second is …

    Source: Polity - Label Pending
  • Published on Mar 12, 2025

    Budget needs to reduce policy, economic uncertainty, Busa says

    After its unexpected postponement owing to disagreements between the partners in the Government of National Unity (GNU) last month, the 2025 Budget needs to reduce the policy and economic uncertainty in the country, Business Unity South Africa (Busa) says. …

    Source: Engineering News - Neutral
  • Published on Mar 12, 2025

    News24 | US funding cuts imperil search for HIV vaccine

    A groundbreaking project to study potential HIV vaccines in several African countries has been derailed by abrupt US funding cuts. As a result, several promising vaccine candidates might not be tested in clinical trials. The BRILLIANT Consortium is now …

    Source: News24 - Neutral

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