- Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana sees no reason to resign after reversing a proposed tax increase.
- The proposed increase in value-added tax was set to raise the levy from 15 percent to 15.596 percent.
- Godongwana faced calls to step down from some opposition parties after scrapping the tax increase.
- He stated it is his constitutional role to propose money bills in parliament.
- The proposed VAT hike threatened the coalition government formed by the ANC.
- The Democratic Alliance opposed the increase and took legal action to block it.
Source: news24.com
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