How is the Value Added Tax (VAT) going to affect your budget?
African Reporter took to the streets to hear views from our readers about the 1% increase in the Value Added Tax (VAT).
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Johannah Mahlangu: "We are struggling to afford basic food items as it is, but they are now going to increase the prices of everything.”