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DA launches petition against VAT increase

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Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Mmusi Maimane has launched his party’s national petition against the increase in VAT announced in the Budget Speech. Maimane says ordinary South Africans should not be forced to pay for the looting of the African National Congress government.

He was speaking at a rally in Soshanguve in Pretoria. Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba announced a one percentage point increase in VAT to 15 percent as the new Ramaphosa administration focuses on plugging a huge R50 billion revenue gap.

However, Maimane says the ANC should rather be cutting wasteful expenditure and should not be punishing taxpayers for the greed of some ANC leaders.

Click below for Maimane’s full speech: 

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4386979-We-Will-Fight-the-Anti.html

 

 

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