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Budget 2026 must prioritise discipline over new taxes | SA News

OUTA urges Treasury to deepen spending reform, tackle corruption and reduce exposure to failing entities

• South Africa’s fiscal pressure must be addressed through spending reform, not higher taxes

• Treasury must tie funding to accountability, enforcement and measurable outcomes

The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has submitted its recommendations to the Minister of Finance ahead of the 2026 National Budget, urging Treasury to entrench reform rather than shift additional burdens onto already stretched households and businesses.

OUTA says last year’s decision not to proceed with a broad-based 2% VAT increase demonstrated that credible alternatives to regressive taxation exist. The…

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