South Africa: VAT On Basic Food Now Costs Families More Than a Bag of Maize Meal
[AllAfrica - Africa] - 12/01/2026
[Scrolla] VAT on the average household food basket now totals about R342 a month. That is more than the cost of a 30kg bag of maize meal, one of the main survival staples.
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