Rise Mzansi supports fiscal plan, rejects VAT and income tax increases [SOUND]

# Rise Mzansi says it will support the government’s fiscal framework but opposes VAT and income tax increases. Parliament’s Finance Committee has given itself 30 days to find alternatives to raise 31-billion-rand without burdening struggling citizens. The party argues that the government must first cut wasteful spending and corruption before asking citizens to pay more. Rise Mzansi’s Mabine Seabe calls for targeted cost-cutting and improved public spending to avoid future budget shortfalls: