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[TOP STORY] Medium-Term Budget: Godongwana may hint at VAT increase

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‘The only way is to spread the burden across all South Africans, not to target the rich. I think that he will lay that ground so that in February he’s able to increase the VAT,’ says economist and commentator, Dr Lumkile Mondi.

30 Oct 2023 8AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

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