Sacp Says Budget Postponement Proves Anc Must Consult With Alliance

The South African Communist Party SACP says it feels vindicated by the unprecedented postponement of the tabling of the 2025 Budget today.

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana was forced to put the tabling of the budget on hold, after parties failed to agree on some of the adjustments.

These included, among others, the National Treasurys decision to raise the Value Added Tax VAT by 2 to 17.

SACP spokesperson Dr Alex Mashilo says they have rejected the proposal to hike VAT long before the tabling of the budget, but the ANC went ahead with it.

He says this is a lesson to their alliance partner to start consulting with its allies and take their input seriously.