- South Africa’s Minister of Finance will present the 2025 budget speech on February 19, 2025.
- Import VAT collections decreased by 4.5% compared to the same period in 2023/24 due to lower imports of energy-related components.
- A VAT rate increase could negatively impact economic growth and disproportionately affect lower-income households.
- The government is expected to expand the basket of zero-rated essential food items to support poor South Africans.
Source: ensafrica.com
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