DA will not support budget, says John Steenhuisen

The DA will not support the budget finance minister Enoch Godongwana tabled before parliament on Wednesday.

The ANC’s largest government of national unity (GNU) partner has opposed a VAT increase and wants to seek other ways to plug the R60bn hole in the budget. Godongwana’s budget included a half percentage point increase in VAT, down from the Treasury’s initial bid for a two percentage point hike. ..

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