MK Party marches to Treasury to object to VAT hike

PRETORIA - The Umkhonto Wesizwe Party is marching to National Treasury in Pretoria.

The protest is in response to the proposed increase in Value-Added Tax.

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It comes just days before Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s rescheduled budget speech on Wednesday. 

Godongwana had originally proposed a VAT increase from 15 to 17 percent.

But it faced opposition within the Government of National Unity, leading to the budget speech being delayed.

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