Media Reports on Possibility of Reconstituted GNU Won’t Be Considered Until Tax Increases Are Removed
Herman Mashaba
ActionSA President
ActionSA has noted media reports arising from the ANC’s National Working Committee (NWC) meeting held last night which suggests a move to reconstitute the GNU to include ActionSA.
ActionSA affirms that the party will not give any consideration to this proposal until the VAT increase and income tax bracket creep have been resolved.
It must be stressed that ActionSA has received no communication from the ANC in this regard, but the party will remain available for constructive engagements around the budget impasse.
ActionSA took the responsible step to end the budget impasse and protect South Africans from their national budget being used as a political football, on the strict condition that both the VAT increase and income tax bracket creep are removed.
Following the approval of ActionSA’s recommendations in this regard, a process has been initiated to assess revenue alternatives that would allow for the removal of these increases. Over the weekend, ActionSA made submissions of revenue alternatives exceeding R100 billion in this regard.
For ActionSA, the removal of these increases alone is the focus of our engagements with other parties and the party would not consider any other matter until such time as these matters are addressed to the satisfaction of South Africans.
Media Reports on Possibility of Reconstituted GNU Won’t Be Considered Until Tax Increases Are Removed
ActionSA has noted media reports arising from the ANC’s National Working Committee (NWC) meeting held last night which suggests a move to reconstitute the GNU to include ActionSA.
ActionSA affirms that the party will not give any consideration to this proposal until the VAT increase and income tax bracket creep have been resolved.
It must be stressed that ActionSA has received no communication from the ANC in this regard, but the party will remain available for constructive engagements around the budget impasse.
ActionSA took the responsible step to end the budget impasse and protect South Africans from their national budget being used as a political football, on the strict condition that both the VAT increase and income tax bracket creep are removed.
Following the approval of ActionSA’s recommendations in this regard, a process has been initiated to assess revenue alternatives that would allow for the removal of these increases. Over the weekend, ActionSA made submissions of revenue alternatives exceeding R100 billion in this regard.
For ActionSA, the removal of these increases alone is the focus of our engagements with other parties and the party would not consider any other matter until such time as these matters are addressed to the satisfaction of South Africans.