# The ongoing debate over this year’s budget intensified today as the DA and ANC clashed over proposed tax increases. The party has vowed to block a planned 0.5-percent VAT hike, which they argue will further strain citizens. The fate of the proposed tax changes will be decided in Parliament’s joint Finance committee meeting. The DA’s Mark Burke has been tasked with amending the fiscal framework to prevent the increase:
DA fights ANC to stop VAT hike as budget talks begin [SOUND]
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