VAT reversal welcomed but policy uncertainty remains

While economists and businesses welcome the reversal of the VAT hike, concern is mounting over the “political flip-flopping”, which is fuelling policy uncertainty and undermining business confidence.

“Political flip-flopping about tax proposals has created confusion, which contributes to undue cost of doing business pressures,” Jee-A van der Linde, senior economist at Oxford Economics, said...

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