Hairdressing apprentices facing the chop over VAT

The British Hair Consortium (BHC), which represents 50,000 UK hairdressers, is calling on the government to halve the VAT ...
BusinessTech

VAT increases on the cards for South Africa

Lula has called for the VAT registration threshold to be increased from R1 million following 16 years of no increases—while ...
BusinessWorld on MSN

DoF warns VAT rate cut could slash P1 trillion in revenue and risk credit rating downgrade

THE Department of Finance (DoF) expressed “strong reservations” regarding a proposal to lower the value-added tax (VAT) rate, ...
Business and Financial Times on MSN

VAT reforms to drive 2026 revenue

Government is anchoring its 2026 fiscal strategy on a sweeping overhaul of the value-added tax system as authorities rely on enforcement and digitalisation rather than new taxes to lift domestic ...

The man who saved South Africa from a 2% VAT hike

Instead of punishing all South Africans with higher prices for products and services, Sars has intensified tax compliance, in ...
Daily FTOpinion

Removing trading activities from VAT and limiting SSCL only to non-VAT registrants

The Value Added Tax (VAT) is imposed quarterly at the rate of 18% on four principal branches of business activity: ...