
South Africa’s Finance Minister Reverses 0.5% VAT After Protests From Opposition Parties
Enoch Godongwana Source: Africa Publicity The Finance Minister of South Africa, Enoch Godongwana, has reversed the 0.5 percentage point in South Africa’s Value Added Tax (VAT) increase which he announced during the passing of the budget in March this year. The reversal in the VAT was necessitated by protests by some organizations and two opposition…