Cosatu calls on parliament to scrap the VAT hike
‘Cosatu cannot support tax hikes on the working class and the poor’
26 March 2025 - 14:17
Labour federation Cosatu has called on parliament to amend the 2025/26 budget to scrap the contentious VAT hike and amend the budget with more progressive revenue options to stimulate economic growth and create much-needed jobs.
In its submission on the budget to parliament on Tuesday, Cosatu called for the R370 social relief of distress (SRD) grant to be adjusted for inflation and for an increase in funding for public employment programmes and industrial and export financing. ..
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