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[TOP STORY] The Vat hike that never was: What it means for the SA economy

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‘If you bear in mind that a big chunk of the goods in the inflation basket, and services, are subject to Vat, it naturally would have raised inflation, not by 2% but by some percent,’ says Professor Andre Roux, economist at the Stellenbosch Business School.

20 Feb 2025 8AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

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