- South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana sees a tax increase as necessary due to a budget impasse.
- The Democratic Alliance opposes the 0.5 percentage point hike in the value-added tax rate to 15.5%.
- The Democratic Alliance has filed a lawsuit to block the tax increase.
- The tax increase is scheduled to take effect on May 1.
- Godongwana stated he would reconsider if there were alternatives to the tax increase.
Source: news.bloombergtax.com
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