If Parliament passes the 2025/6 budget, the VAT rate will go from 15% to 15.5% on 1 May this year. This means that the price ...

This steep rise in daily costs, combined with stagnant wages, creates immense challenges for South African families.

For retailers and brands wanting to meet the South African consumer in the moment, it’s crucial to grasp how important ...

There are alternatives which don’t add to the financial burden of citizens and which are better for fiscal sustainability ...

With South Africa's Budget 2025 on the horizon, the government's proposed VAT increase raises alarm bells amid a struggling ...

South Africa faces a critical moment as Parliament debates the controversial budget proposal featuring a 0. 5% VAT increase.

Efficient Group Chief Economist Dawie Roodt warns that South Africans are overtaxed and that the government is in for a harsh ...

Rates vary widely, with VAT at 7% in Thailand, 14% in Egypt, 15% in Ethiopia, 18% in Uganda, 19% in Algeria, 20% in the United Kingdom and as high as 27% in Hungary. In South Africa this year ...

National Treasury and the South African Revenue Service (SARS) briefed a joint meeting of Parliament’s finance committees on ...

Parliament’s budget advisory office says South African needs to ply on more wealth taxes for the rich—but tax experts say ...

The African National Congress (ANC) is facing mounting criticism over its push to increase Value-Added Tax (VAT), a move ...

Per Moneyweb, from 1 May, the list of VAT zero-rated food items will be expanded to include edible offal from sheep, poultry, ...