- MK Party calls for a national shutdown to protest the VAT increase.
- The party believes the VAT increase is an economic assault on the poor and working class.
- The party argues that the government should have implemented alternative solutions, such as strengthening SARS, introducing a wealth tax, increasing company income tax, and adopting a BOT model for infrastructure development.
- The party views the VAT hike as a declaration of war against the black working class, the black poor, and black small business owners.
- The party is engaging with progressive forces to mobilize a national shutdown to reverse the VAT increase.
- The party calls on all structures, comrades, and aligned formations across South Africa to prepare for mass resistance.
Source: politicsweb.co.za
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