ActionSA says it stands firm against rising tax burden on South Africans [SOUND]

# ActionSA says it is committed to protecting South Africans from an increasing tax burden, rejecting the proposed 0.5-percentage point VAT hike and personal income tax bracket creep. It voted in favour of the budget yesterday. The party has outlined alternative revenue solutions, including boosting the South African Revenue Service’s capacity to recover lost revenue and cracking down on illicit trade. ActionSA’s Athol Trollip says poor government spending and mismanagement should not be passed onto taxpayers: