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 opposition parties. The ANC defended the proposal as a way to fund public services and social spending, while critics argued that indirect taxation would burden ordinary households. The dispute exposed ideological and distributional tensions within the GNU and tested the ANC’s ability to negotiate policy after losing its parliamentary majority.
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Which measure in the 2025 budget proposal became a source of coalition conflict?
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The proposal included a phased VAT rise that other parties contested.