DA presents budget proposal, calls for zero tax increases
The party said a tax increase of any kind will not happen under its watch, describing the Value-Added Tax (VAT) hike proposal of 2% points of being both 'anti-poor and anti-middle class'.
Democratic Alliance finance spokesperson, Dr Mark Burke, presented the party's budget proposals in Parliament, in Cape Town, on 25 February 2025. Picture: Babalo Ndenze/EWN
CAPE TOWN - The Democratic Alliance (DA) presented its budget proposals on Tuesday, which call for zero tax increases as well as cutting waste to raise up to R60 billion.
The party said a tax increase of any kind will not happen under its watch, describing the Value-Added Tax (VAT) hike proposal of 2% points of being both “anti-poor and anti-middle class”.
The party presented the plan at a media briefing in parliament on Tuesday.
The DA said it’s the one party that was at the forefront of getting last week’s budget postponed by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana.
The party presented its six-point plan to be considered by Godongwana which includes no corporate or personal tax increase and cutting waste.
DA finance spokesperson, Mark Burke:
“Point number four, a comprehensive spending review to reprioritise r58 billion. We need a three-month emergency spending review which must be undertaken to identify wasteful and failing programmes. This will allow the reallocation of fund to essential public services such as health care, policing and education.”
Party spokesperson Karabo Khakhau said the plan is Godongwana’s best bet to get the country back on a good economic footing without tax hikes.
“We are able to see what we want which is the growing of our economy, the creation of jobs without taxing South Africans further. We’re very clear all he has to do is to copy, paste use it.”
The party said South Africa stands at a “crossroads” and can either choose “reckless tax hikes” and unsustainable borrowing or commit to real fiscal reform.
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