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Concern over trade-off scrapping SRD grant for VAT hike


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Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has proposed a surprising trade-off; scrapping the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant in exchange for avoiding a Value-Added Tax (VAT) hike. This as Minister Godongwana prepares to deliver his Budget speech tomorrow (Wednesday). The proposal has sparked concerns among low-income households, who rely heavily on the SRD grant. To shed more light on this development, Elvis Presslin spoke to Elizabeth Raiters, Deputy Director of the #PayTheGrants campaign

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