WIRE โ€” Public service unions have stressed that the timing of the proposals is concerning as citizens are already stretched thin by inflationary pressures BONGANI MALUNGA Trade unions are applying pressure on Vice President and Minister of Finance, Ndaba Gaolathe, urging him to rethink proposed tax increases they say will deepen the financial strain on already struggling

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