Isebe lemicimbi yemali neziko leenkonzo zerhafu, aqwalasela isigwebo esiwiswe yinkundla ephakamileyo yaseNtshona Koloni, nechaze isolotya elithile kumthetho werhafu yentengo Value-Added Tax Act, elingangqamaniyo nomgaqo siseko weli. Inkundla ichaze isolotya usection 7-subsection (4) womthetho iVAT Act njengelikhabanayo nomgaqo siseko, ntoleyo ethetha ukuba ukonyuswa kwe VAT akunakugqitywa ngumphathiswa. Oku kusemva kokuba iqela i  EFF ne DA liye enkundleni emva kokuba umphathiswa wemicimbi yemali u Enoch Godongwana ephakamise ukonyusa i  VAT ukusuka ku 15 percent ukuya ku17 percent, siphakamiso eso aye wasirhoxisa kamva.