Discussion | Public interest forgotten as politicians fight over tax

PRETORIA - The political tug-of-war over the proposed VAT increase has exposed how much of a vulture nation we are.

This is the view of former Statistician-General, Dr Pali Lehohla.

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He says politicians are using VAT for political points, and all the drama is simply about power play and shows a poverty of policy design.