The Democratic Alliance has called for the VAT to be scrapped on more food items ahead of the Mid-term Budget statement next Wednesday.
It comes as South African inflation decelerated for a second straight month on Tuesday (19 October), according to data from Statistics South Africa – but food prices continued to climb.
George called for VAT to be dropped on more food items commonly purchased by the poorest 50% of households….
Source: businesstech.co.za
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