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The AA and some economists believe finance minister Tito Mboweni may announce an increase in VAT and fuel levies when he delivers his budget speech on Wedensday.Image: PICTURE: 123RF/RAWPIXEL
AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION

VAT, fuel and sin – and how Mboweni might find the money the country so desperately needs

Just where will the finance minister find the extra money SA so badly needs? We know you need the money, the Automobile Association said to finance minister Tito Mboweni this week, but don’t grab it from fuel taxes. This was among the…

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NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE

Smokers and drinkers may cough up more to fund NHI

By Sipokazi Fokazi With many South Africans still in the dark about how the financing of the proposed National Health Insurance (NHI) will affect their pockets, smokers and drinkers should mentally prepare themselves since they could feel…

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