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80eight Blog | Tax revolt brewing

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Tax revolt brewing Tax revolt brewing There may not be a tax revolt in South Africa, but it’s clear there is growing non-compliance. The latest Budget with its 0.5 percentage point increase in VAT (and a similar increase planned for 2026), and no inflationary adjustments to tax brackets, has stirred debate about a possible tax revolt. South Africans are all taxed out, as pointed out by Investec chief economist Annabel Bishop. We would argue that SA Revenue Services (Sars) is already tacitly admitting to a revolt of sorts: the fact that it is chasing R800 billion in uncollected tax debts, overdue returns, and "tax inventory" suggests that some form of revolt is underway. Sars received an additional R4 billion in the latest Budget to help collect on this. As many have pointed out, the one government department that operates with supreme efficiency is entirely extractive in its mission and outcome. How is it that Sars...

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