DA goes to court, accusing ANC of acting in bad faith on budget

By Simon Nare

The DA has launched a multi-pronged court challenge to the budget as passed by Parliament on Wednesday through a vote, with the party arguing that the fiscal framework that adopted the Value Added Tax was invalid and unconstitutional.

The DA said it was challenging the resolution of the Standing and Select Committees because the process followed to adopt the reports was unlawful and wants the reports declared null and void.

DA Federal Council chairperson Helen Zille told journalists in Cape Town on Thursday that the party also wanted to interdict the implementation of the VAT increase, which was set to come into effect on 1 May 2025.

In the court papers that were filed in the Western Cape High Court on Thursday, the DA argued that the process to adopt the budget was unprocedural in that the two committees did not vote on the wording of the