The Democratic Alliance (DA) has adopted a resolution to do away with the VAT increase which former Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba announced during his 2018 Budget Speech in February.
The DA national elective conference, under way Pretoria, says the VAT increase will cripple the poor and lead to the escalation of crime.
The conference has also resolved that it will allow job-seekers to opt out of the minimum wage by settling for a lesser salary.
The DA’s congress is currently adopting resolutions which it will offer to South Africans should it wrestle power from the ruling party in the 2019 national elections.
It says youth that have been unemployed for over a year will have the right to enter into any employment agreements with an employer.
This in-line with any conditions they are comfortable with.
The conference will also make an announcement on its resolution regarding Land Reform and Education.
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Mmusi says the DA’s mission is to unite the people of SA, build an economy and society shared by all and break down the walls that keep many “trapped in the prison of poverty. #sabcnews #DACongress2018 pic.twitter.com/7DA2JQNggw
— Mamaponya Motsai (@mamaponyamotsai) April 7, 2018
Maimane says he has been mounded by his experiences as a black man. “If you don’t see that I’m black, then you don’t see me. But if all you see is that I am black then you don’t see me. My blackness does not add or take away from my humanity.”#DACongress2018 #sabcnews pic.twitter.com/wKa9akG7UI
— Mamaponya Motsai (@mamaponyamotsai) April 7, 2018
Msimang says it is this background that makes him want to serve his people. Says they are fighting drug use, have written off R400 million in municipal debt for the poor, have turned R200 million deficit into over R700 million in the bank #DACongress2018 #sabcnews pic.twitter.com/UgDqYH8tNZ
— Mamaponya Motsai (@mamaponyamotsai) April 7, 2018