ActionSA presents to Godongwana plan offering alternative revenue-enhancing methods
In a short media statement, ActionSA said it has found ways for government to raise R100 billion without raising VAT.
ActionSA leader, Herman Mashaba (right), and members of its parliamentary caucus on 3 March 2025 introduced the new bills that they plan to table in Parliament. Picture: Lindsay Dentlinger/EWN
JOHANNESBURG - ActionSA has presented a plan to the finance minister that identifies other revenue-enhancing methods outside of increasing value-added tax (VAT).
The party said its representatives met with Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s team on Saturday and tabled a plan that can potentially yield R100 billion in additional revenue for the country.
ActionSA, with its six parliamentary seats, played a crucial role in the passing of the national budget last Wednesday.
The party has repeatedly stated its support for the budget was on the precondition that the hike on VAT would be scrapped.
In the fiscal framework passed on Wednesday, it included ActionSA’s non-binding recommendation, that Treasury had 30 days to find ways to raise R28 billion without raising VAT.
The R28 billion is the additional revenue Treasury expects to rake in once the 0.5 percentage point VAT increase kicks in on 1 May.
In a short media statement, ActionSA said it had found ways for government to raise R100 billion without raising VAT.
The party has not divulged the specifics of its plan but said negotiations with the finance minister were still ongoing.
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