Maimane says VAT hike debate intensifies [SOUND]

# Build One South Africa leader Mmusi Maimane says the proposed 0.5 percentage point VAT increase remains a controversy in Parliament. This comes as Cabinet debates on the implementation or scrapping of the VAT increase. The VAT hike is part of the government’s plan to raise the rate from 15 to 16-percent over two years. ​He warns that if the hike proceeds on 1 May 2025, it will burden already struggling South Africans: