Saftu calls on Treasury to explore progressive taxation and anti-corruption measures [SOUND]

# The South African Federation of Trade Unions is demanding that the government explore progressive taxation and anti-corruption measures, instead of shifting the fiscal burden onto the working class. The union federation says it unequivocally rejects the National Treasury’s proposal to increase the value-added tax by two percentage points, raising it to 17-percent. Saftu’s spokesperson, Newton Masuku, says a VAT increase could trigger inflationary pressures, further eroding household incomes: