Court hears legal battle over VAT hike as ActionSA criticises DA's involvement

MSN - 22/04
ActionSA has raised concerns regarding the DA's Deputy Minister of Finance's involvement in the controversial 0. 5% VAT hike, as the legal battle unfolds over its implications for South Africans.

THE DA has side-stepped questions relating to the involvement of its MP, Ashor Sarupen, as the deputy finance minister in the drafting of the original Budget Speech containing a 2 percentage point VAT increase, which was subsequently turned down by majority parties forming the Government of National Unity (GNU).

The party is on Tuesday expected to present its case before the Western Cape High Court, where it wants to have the parliamentary decision endorsing a 0.5% VAT increase over two years declared invalid and ...
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