The MK party approaches the progressive matches of Caucus to celebrate the national closure of the National against the VAT Hike

Johannesburg – The Umkhonto Wesizwe (MK) party has approached the parties in the progressive Caucus to celebrate a national closure against the increase in value added tax (VAT).

The party announced Friday what is Planning of a national protest to demonstrate against the increase of 0.5% Government VAT.

Earlier this week, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced gradual increases to VAT, which will see that it will be 16% next year.

Progressive Caucus is a formation of opposition parties of related ideas in Parliament, which includes the Umkhonto Wsizwe (MK) party, the combatants of Economic Freedom (EFF), the African Transformation Movement (ATM) and smaller organizations.

The MK party is trying to convince these political parties to prepare for what it described as a massive resistance against the government’s decision to increase VAT.

However, tensions have emerged between MK and EFF, especially since Floyd Shivambu left the red berets to join the party of former President Jacob Zuma last year.

But the head of the MK party, Whip, Mzwanele Manyi, emphasized the need for collective action against the VAT walk.

“We do not want to have anything to do with VAT because we are arguing that VAT itself only has inherent inflationary pressures that it contributes.”

The MK party said it would also talk to civil society organizations to join its national closure against VAT.