Umholi we-Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) uJulius Malema usole uMengameli Cyril Ramaphosa ngokudideka mayelana nodaba lwakamuva lwe-value-added tax (VAT). Lokhu kulandela ukumiswa kwesiphakamiso sokunyuswa kwe-VAT ngo-0.5% yiNkantolo eNkulu yaseWestern Cape ngemuva kokuthi uhulumeni eqale wethula le VAT wabe eseyihoxisa.
UMalema uthe uRamaphosa nguyena obangele ukuntengantenga kwezimali futhi kumele aphendule. Uveze ukuthi ukukhomba uNgqongqoshe wezeziMali akwanele nokuthi ukwehluleka kobuholi bukamengameli yikhona okuyimbangela yale nkinga.
Uphinde wathi i-EFF izoseseka isiphakamiso sokungamethembi uRamaphosa, wathi ukubheda kweVAT njengobufakazi bobuholi obungebuhle nokungaphathi ngendlela.
Ukunyuswa kwe-VAT ekuqaleni kwethulwe njengendlela yokuvala ukushoda kwesabelomali okukhulu, kodwa kwabhekana nokuphikiswa okugcwele okuvela emaqenjini ezombusazwe kanye nomphakathi. Abagxeki baphikisa ngokuthi ukwenyusa i-VAT kuzobeka umthwalo omkhulu emindenini ehola kancane. Isinqumo senkantolo sigcizelele ukuthi izinguquko ezifuze lezi kumele ziqale zigunyazwe yiPhalamende ngaphambi kokuthi ziqale ukusebenza.
Lesi simo sesiphakamise ukukhathazeka kabanzi ngendlela uhulumeni aphatha ngayo umnotho kanye nokwethembeka kwezinqubomgomo zakhe zezimali.