{"id":173967,"date":"2018-03-04T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-04T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/173967\/what-are-your-thoughts-on-the-vat-increase\/"},"modified":"2018-03-04T20:16:04","modified_gmt":"2018-03-04T18:16:04","slug":"what-are-your-thoughts-on-the-vat-increase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/opinion-edition\/2018\/03\/04\/what-are-your-thoughts-on-the-vat-increase\/","title":{"rendered":"What are your thoughts on the VAT increase?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Residents share their views on the one per cent VAT increase scheduled to come into effect on April 1.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-173967 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/opinion-edition\/2018\/03\/04\/what-are-your-thoughts-on-the-vat-increase\/attachment\/09gcnopinions1pe_48006\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/09GCNOPINIONS1PE_48006-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-173969\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/09GCNOPINIONS1PE_48006-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/09GCNOPINIONS1PE_48006-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/09GCNOPINIONS1PE_48006-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/09GCNOPINIONS1PE_48006.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-173969'>\n\t\t\t\tDoreen Liebenberg: \u201cHaving to live as a pensioner in these financial times is hard. This increase will hit us hard, but I understand that we need to get our economy right.\u201d\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/opinion-edition\/2018\/03\/04\/what-are-your-thoughts-on-the-vat-increase\/attachment\/09gcnopinions1pe_69370\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/09GCNOPINIONS1PE_69370-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-173970\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/09GCNOPINIONS1PE_69370-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/09GCNOPINIONS1PE_69370-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/09GCNOPINIONS1PE_69370-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/09GCNOPINIONS1PE_69370.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-173970'>\n\t\t\t\tFrans Wolfaardt: \u201cThey should not put up VAT. We pensioners are already suffering to make ends meet. They need to look at decreasing VAT and not increasing it.\u201d\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/opinion-edition\/2018\/03\/04\/what-are-your-thoughts-on-the-vat-increase\/attachment\/09gcnopinions1pe_32844\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/09GCNOPINIONS1PE_32844-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-173971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/09GCNOPINIONS1PE_32844-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/09GCNOPINIONS1PE_32844-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/09GCNOPINIONS1PE_32844-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/09GCNOPINIONS1PE_32844.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-173971'>\n\t\t\t\tEddie Siemers: \u201cIt\u2019s just one per cent and we can\u2019t make any lifestyle changes that will stick, there is really nothing we can do except to accept the changes.\u201d\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/opinion-edition\/2018\/03\/04\/what-are-your-thoughts-on-the-vat-increase\/attachment\/09gcnopinions1pe_13079\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/09GCNOPINIONS1PE_13079-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-173972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/09GCNOPINIONS1PE_13079-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/09GCNOPINIONS1PE_13079-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/09GCNOPINIONS1PE_13079-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/09GCNOPINIONS1PE_13079.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-173972'>\n\t\t\t\tKgoshi Peter Mampuru: \u201cThe government should have decreased VAT by one or even two per cent. I am not happy about this increase, everything is going up and nothing is going down.\u201d\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/opinion-edition\/2018\/03\/04\/what-are-your-thoughts-on-the-vat-increase\/attachment\/09gcnopinions1pe_84253\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/09GCNOPINIONS1PE_84253-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-173973\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/09GCNOPINIONS1PE_84253-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/09GCNOPINIONS1PE_84253-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/09GCNOPINIONS1PE_84253-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/03\/09GCNOPINIONS1PE_84253.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-173973'>\n\t\t\t\tGoodman Phoswa: \u201cI had planned on buying a bus, but I\u2019m holding off any big purchases because this increase may jeopardise a big part of my financial plans.\u201d\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/opinion-edition\/2018\/03\/04\/what-are-your-thoughts-on-the-vat-increase\/attachment\/money_33082\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" 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