EFF threatens Parliament with legal action should 2025 budget be adopted

CAPE TOWN - The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) says if the National Assembly adopts what it believes to be a flawed report on the 2025 budget on Wednesday, Parliament can expect to meet the party in court. 

Speaker Thoko Didiza has dismissed objections from several parties claiming that Tuesday’s committee process to adopt the fiscal framework did not follow house rules and the Money Bills Act.  

The EFF’s Omphile Maotwe says it will be the failure of the African National Congress (ANC) to have followed legislative processes, and not the backdoor dealings with other political parties.

That will be the undoing of the Government of National Unity (GNU).

“The ANC followed to heed advice and follow simple procedure. They could not allow this to happen because they wanted to hoodwink the Actio nSA into adopting a report they seemed not to understand its implications, and for that we don’t blame them, because they simply didn’t know.”

Maotwe says her party won’t support a value-added tax (VAT) increase and instead wants personal tax brackets to be adjusted for inflation, and for corporate and wealth taxes to be increased. 

“If you vote for this fiscal framework and revenue proposal today against the advice, we are going to challenge you in court for failing to follow the law, that is clear and basic.”