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title: "Government planned to spend VAT on civil servant pay hikes, Grade R"
description: "In an unprecedented move, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana's Budget Speech has been delayed. Follow the blog here for updates."
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publisher: "Daily Maverick"
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published: "2025-02-19T14:47:06"
updated: "2025-02-19T19:57:26"
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# Government planned to spend VAT on civil servant pay hikes, Grade R

> In an unprecedented move, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana's Budget Speech has been delayed. Follow the blog here for updates.

By Daily Maverick · Published 19 February 2025, 16:47 SAST · Updated 19 February 2025, 21:57 SAST

## Content

*[Live blog — follow updates on the original page](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-02-19-budget-speech-postponed-to-march/)*