Minister can increase the fuel levy without parliamentary process
The Full Bench provides its reasons for dismissing the EFF’s attempt to halt the Minister of Finance’s decision to increase the general fuel levy.
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Treasury publishes tax changes affecting pensions, trusts, and individuals
In addition to foreign pensions and trust income, the measures affect death benefits, child maintenance, capital distributions by unit trusts, and assessed losses.
VAT-registered schools may face cashflow shock
The proposed blanket exemptions for goods and services supplied by schools will force VAT-registered schools to deregister and lose input-tax recovery.
Beefed-up SARS might stave off R20bn in tax increases in 2026
An inflation-linked rise in the general fuel levy will in no way be sufficient to plug the revenue hole left by scrapping the two VAT increases.
Budget gap widens as revenue projections slide
The revised Budget reveals the hard truth: with limited borrowing room and rising demands, Treasury must make tough calls on what to fund – and what to cut.
Treasury eyes billions in savings through tougher spending oversight
The Budget Overview outlines plans to overhaul public spending processes, aiming to identify inefficiencies.
Budget: higher taxes, rising costs, and no relief for households
A phased VAT increase and frozen tax brackets mean South Africans will pay more, while concerns grow over government spending and economic stagnation.
Two (?) VAT hikes and no adjustments to the income tax brackets
A comprehensive round-up of the tax proposals affecting individual taxpayers and consumers.
Will a 2% VAT hike fix the Budget – or break consumers?
The VAT hike could add R58bn to government revenue, but with coalition partners clashing over its impact on ordinary South Africans, the debate over how to fund critical services without deepening the cost-of-living crisis is far from settled.
Tax adjustments, debt concerns, and relief measures: a look at the Budget that wasn’t
A postponed Budget Speech means uncertainty for taxpayers, but the VAT hike and personal income tax adjustments offer insight into the government’s fiscal strategy.
