Tax & Spend

Winners and Losers in South Africa’s Reworked Budget

  • South Africa Treasury to raise VAT, taxes on alcohol, tobacco
  • Income-tax brackets will not be adjusted for inflation
Shoppers in central Johannesburg.Photographer: Leon Sadiki/Bloomberg
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South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana cut spending and adjusted the tax mix in a revised budget that was presented to lawmakers on Wednesday, three weeks after the nation’s coalition government rejected his initial plan.

Here’s a rundown of how you may be impacted: