The South African government is still embroiled in a tax row between the ruling African National Congress party (ANC) and the Democratic Alliance (DA).
The DA party has taken the government to court seeking to bar the 0.5% VAT increase to 15.5% as proposed by the government.
This increase is set to take effect on 1st May.
The government of South Africa has maintained that a 0.5% increase in VAT will help the country offset its budget deficit of R13.5bn.
The Democratic Alliance, which joined the government after the long-ruling African National Congress lost…