EFF says VAT hike violates constitutional rights of the poor [SOUND]

# The EFF has told the High Court in the Western Cape that the planned VAT increase set to come into effect next week, is unconstitutional and will worsen inequality. Arguing alongside the DA, the red berets say the hike violates the Bill of Rights and disproportionately affects the poor. The party’s legal representative, Tembeka Ngcukaitobi, also criticised the public participation process, noting that 98-percent of submissions opposed the increase: