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Reprieve as Treasury scraps VAT on food

Treasury has removed the controversial clause in the VAT Bill calling for a 16 per cent tax on foodstuffs, fertiliser and medicines. [PHOTO: FILE/STANDARD]

By James Anyanzwa   

The National Treasury has removed the controversial 16 per cent Value Added Tax on basic commodities from the VAT Bill.

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