Proposed VAT increase could push South Africans deeper into debt crisis
Financial experts warn that a potential VAT increase could devastate South African households already struggling with rising ...
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Moeletsi Mbeki criticises proposed 2% VAT hike, SA laughs as he claims ANC aren't pro-poor anymore
Political analyst Moeletsi Mbeki has weighed in on the proposed 2% VAT hike, saying that the ANC was no longer pro-poor, but ...
Exploring alternative revenue strategies amid South Africa’s economic challenges
SARS Commissioner Edward Kieswetter raises concerns about proposed tax increases, advocating for better funding and ...
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President Cyril Ramaphosa Says Budget Speech Postponement Was Not Crisis, but SA Doesn’t Believe Him
President Cyril Ramaphosa defended the Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana after the first GNU budget speech was postponed ...
Coalition government’s budget delays highlight consultation failures
Political analysts attribute the postponement of South Africa’s 2025/26 budget to a lack of consultation among coalition ...
The Citizen14h
‘We are not scared of the DA’: Mashatile claims it was ANC MPs that wanted budget reassessed
“The are some people who say we did not pass the budget because we are scared of the DA. No, it is us, the ANC, who want to ...
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Eskom Implements Stage 3 Loadshedding, SA Says Power Utility Punishing Citizens for Failed VAT Hike
Eskom has announced that it was implementing Stage 3 loadshedding until further notice, but South Africans believe it's ...
Wards I, II and III Claremore council seats contested in April election
Claremore voters in Wards I, II and III will have their choice of two candidates for City Council. The last day to file to run for council was Feb. 5. Five seats are open on City Council — one ...
Daily Herald13h
Tariffs could adversely affect Illinois’ businesses and families
A tariff is simply a sales tax on items brought into the United States from other countries. They are paid by companies that purchase the imports, who proceed to pass on the costs to consumers in the ...
Rio Grande Guardian8h
Data Report: Sales Tax Revenue totals for RGV cities in 2024
The Texas Comptroller’s Office has published the sales tax revenue totals for December 2024. McALLEN, Texas – Thanks to the ...
Prescott eNews22h
Prescott’s Misplaced Priorities: $15 Million for the Rodeo Should Go for Wildfire Mitigation – Deb Thalasitis, Mary Beth Hrin, and Toni Denis
In 2000, when the City of Prescott asked for a 1% increase in their sales tax to pay for streets and open space, the ...
Edhat10h
Crackdown On Power-Guzzling Data Centers May Soon Come Online In California
By Khari Johnson, California residents now pay the highest price for electricity in the continental U.S., state analysts reported last month. Costs have been driven in part by levies to prevent and ...