Cabinet plans to expand zero-rated food basket due to VAT hike fury
Government is considering to add more basic goods to the list of zero-rated foodstuffs as an attempt to mitigate the impact of a value-added tax hike on the poor. Communications minister Nomvula Mokonyane told the media on Wednesday that the measure was discussed by cabinet at its meeting in Cape Town on Tuesday. Then-finance minister Malusi Gigaba provoked a public outrage when he announced during his budget speech last month […]
