Basic household goods expected to increase
Consumers can expect to spend approximately R300 more on basic grocery items starting in May, as Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana confirmed that the 0.5 percentage point Value Added Tax (VAT) increase will proceed as planned. Speaking on VOC Breakfast on Tuesday morning, Sibusiso Mboto, Advocacy Coordinator at Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity Group said that at present consumers spend little over R5000 per month on essentials, and that does not […]
