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South Africa abruptly cancels budget speech as governing parties dispute the details
South Africa’s budget announcement by the finance minister has been abruptly canceled and rescheduled for next month over a dispute among parties in the governing coalition
South Africa: Vat Dispute, Coalition Tensions Force South Africa Budget Delay
South Africa's government postponed its annual budget presentation after a dispute over a proposed two-percentage-point increase in value-added tax (VAT) to 17%.
South African rand slides after eleventh-hour national budget delay
South Africa's rand weakened on Wednesday after the national budget was postponed due to disagreements within the coalition government.
The VAT Stand-Off: South Africa's Budget Delay
The Democratic Alliance (DA) in South Africa has delayed the 2025 budget announcement due to their strong opposition to the proposed 2% increase in value-added tax (VAT) by the ruling African National Congress (ANC),
South Africa's finance minister fails to unveil budget after tax row
South Africa's Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has been forced to postpone the unveiling of the national budget following sharp disagreements within the coalition government. Coalition partners derailed his budget after opposing his plan to raise value-added-tax (VAT),
South African budget postponed over lack of agreement, parliament says
South Africa's national budget, which was meant to be tabled on Wednesday, has been postponed until further notice because of a lack of agreement, the speaker of the National Assembly said on Wednesday.
South Africa’s budget postponed for first time after cabinet rift
Officials say pro-business Democratic Alliance and senior figures in African National Congress objected to VAT rise
South Africa postpones budget speech over tax impasse
AFPSouth Africa on Wednesday indefinitely pushed back the coalition government's first national budget speech to parliament in a shock move following internal pressures over tax hikes.The speech to outline the government's fiscal priorities,
South African budget delay over VAT hike shows cracks in coalition
Mtambo CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa's national budget was postponed on Wednesday because the two biggest parties in the ruling coalition disagreed over raising value-added tax, an unprecedented delay that caused the rand and government bonds to fall.
South African rand slides after national budget postponed
South Africa's rand weakened on Wednesday, after the national budget was postponed until further notice due to disagreements ...
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SA budget unraveled after a key detail was kept secret
The unprecedented postponement was announced eight hours after the budget documents were distributed to journalists under ...
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Big change at a prominent South African municipality on the cards
The African National Congress (ANC) in the North West are mulling merging the troubled Ditsobotla Local Municipality (DLM) with those surrounding it after the 2026 local government elections. The ...
Budget Delay | ANC, DA try score points on who rejected the VAT increase first
National Budget Speech was postponed to March 12 after Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana could not deliver it on Wednesday ...