📅 19 February 2025
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana postponed the scheduled Budget Speech after parties in the Government of National Unity disagreed over a proposed value-added tax increase. This was an early public...
📅 12 March 2025
The Minister of Finance tabled the 2025 Budget after its original presentation had been postponed. The revised proposal included phased VAT increases, which were contested by coalition partners and...
📅 2 April 2025
The Democratic Alliance voted against the budget’s fiscal framework, opposing the proposed VAT increase, while the ANC and other parties secured its passage with support from ActionSA. The episode...
📅 24 April 2025
After weeks of coalition disagreement, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced that the planned VAT increase would be withdrawn. The ANC described the resolution as the result of consultation...
📅 27 April 2025
The Western Cape High Court issued an order, agreed by the parties before it, setting aside Parliament’s adoption of the fiscal framework after the VAT increase was reversed. The ANC said the order...
