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EFF leaders split over national budget, VAT increase – The Mail & Guardian

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The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) is grappling with internal divisions over whether to support the national budget, with senior leaders split on the political and strategic implications of the decision. Despite the party’s long-standing stance against the budget — on the basis that it fails to address systemic inequality and economic exclusion — some EFF leaders believe that backing certain provisions is necessary for the party’s political rel…

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EFF leaders split over national budget, VAT increase – The Mail & Guardian

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) is grappling with internal divisions over whether to support the national budget, with senior leaders split on the political and strategic implications of the decision. Despite the party’s long-standing stance against the budget — on the basis that it fails to address systemic inequality and economic exclusion — some EFF leaders believe that backing certain provisions is necessary for the party’s political rel…

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EFF Engages ANC in Budget Talks Amid Fiscal Challenges and Political Tensions

In a significant development in South Africa’s political arena, Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Secretary-General Marshall Dlamini revealed that the party has held discussions with the African National Congress (ANC) during a chief whip’s forum to explore the possibility of supporting the national budget. This dialogue comes at a critical time as the country grapples with fiscal challenges and shifting political dynamics. The ANC’s parliamentary…

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Govt. should consider wealth tax instead of increasing VAT: Malema - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.

EFF leader Julius Malema says that government should consider a wealth tax instead of increasing Value Added Tax. Parliament is set to vote for the budget next month, after it was recently tabled by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana. Malema says government should target the wealthy who don’t know what to do with their money. He was speaking in Sharpeville, Gauteng where the party commemorated the Sharpeville Massacre. “People buy buffaloes for R…

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