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2025 Budget Speech is bad news for taxpayers

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REBECCA DAVIS Some political brinkmanship is probably about to be played out, despite all the seemingly high-minded objections to the VAT hike... Read VAT hike: Struggling South Africans brace for greater financial strain How South Africa’s VAT increase impacts millions of struggling households... Read How the 2025 budget will impact consumers THABANI NDWANDWE Thabani Ndwandwe, chief risk officer at Standard Bank, answers the question: how will the 2025 budget affect the average South African? Read Sin taxes adjusted above the expected inflation rate The South African government will adjust the excise duties on alcohol and tobacco products at above the expected inflation rate in the 2025/26 financial year... Read Budget 2.0 tax hangover for the public ISSUED BY SAICA The Budget 2025 version 2.0 has come and gone, and today we contemplate what all this means and why we should care about what the Minister said... Read Pragmatism or missed opportunity? DR. CHRIS BLAIR South Africa's budget 2025: navigating opportunity in tough times... Read Unlocking mining's full potential could reshape South Africa's economy The Minerals Council of SA, responding to the Budget Speech delivered on 12 March, says the full potential of mining needs to be unlocked to prevent additional tax rises in coming years... Read National budget boosts infrastructure investment in key property areas National budget prioritizes infrastructure at the expense of Vat hike concerns... Read R1tn for infrastructure: South Africa's new budget promises growth if maintenance keeps pace STEPHAN KORNELIUS Pragma lauds South Africa's R1tn infrastructure focus, but stresses maintenance must follow... Read No fuel levy and sugar tax increases, a positive outcome for agriculture PAUL MAKUBE South Africa’s 2025 Budget introduces a smaller VAT hike, boosts infrastructure investment, and provides fuel levy relief for farmers to support economic growth... Read Implications for renewable energy solutions private producers Are there adequate allocations that show a commitment to creating an attractive investment renewable energy projects environment?... Read Banking Strong investor demand fuels Zeda's R850m bond raise led by Standard Bank Standard Bank partners with Zeda Limited to diversify funding... Read Morocco banks on green hydrogen to reach energy goals AHMED ELJECHTIMI Morocco approves green hydrogen projects worth $32.5bn in its quest to make up 32% of its energy mix with renewables... Read EIB reviews financing for $760m hydro project over DRC war War in DRC puts $760 million Ruzizi III project on hold... Read Economy FNB's eBucks expansion with Pick n Pay set to revolutionise grocery shopping in SA The Pick n Pay and FNB's eBucks programme, launched just a few months ago, is already delivering results, with even greater benefits set to roll out from 1 April 2025... Read Financial Services MTN's annual profit hammered by Nigeria currency devaluation MTN Group suffered a 69% slump in full-year earnings, Africa's biggest telecom operator reported on Monday, 17 March... Read SA Parliament’s social media accounts hacked to promote the launch of $Ramaphosa token YESHIEL PANCHIA In a shocking cyberattack, the official social media accounts of the South African Parliament were hacked on the weekend, to promote a cryptocurrency token named after President Cyril Ramaphosa... Read Markets & Investment Access Bank drives intra-Africa trade at inaugural conference ISSUED BY THE PUBLICITY WORKSHOP Access Bank PLC, today, convened leading policymakers, business executives, and industry stakeholders in Cape Town for the maiden Africa Trade Conference, a platform dedicated to unlocking the continent’s vast trade potential... Read Business Bad Boys Porsche: Expensive lessons in procurement practices GINEN MOODLEY One of the most memorable features of the 1995 hit film Bad Boys was the sleek black Porsche 911 Turbo driven by Will Smith’s character. 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