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title: "Tax tightrope — what the Budget means for your wallet"
description: "Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s latest (and hopefully final) Budget speech introduced no major tax hikes. Kicking the can down the road, R20-billion in additional tax measures are set to be served up in the 2026 budget, unless the SA Revenue Service can bring in extra cash. General fuel levies are also set to increase on 4 June 2025."
type: "NewsArticle"
publisher: "Daily Maverick"
site: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za"
section: "BUDGET 3.0"
author: "Kara Le Roux"
author_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/author/kara-le-roux/"
canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-05-21-tax-tightrope-what-the-budget-means-for-your-wallet/"
published: "2025-05-21T16:02:55"
updated: "2025-05-21T16:02:58"
lang: "en-ZA"
---

# Tax tightrope — what the Budget means for your wallet

> Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s latest (and hopefully final) Budget speech introduced no major tax hikes. Kicking the can down the road, R20-billion in additional tax measures are set to be served up in the 2026 budget, unless the SA Revenue Service can bring in extra cash. General fuel levies are also set to increase on 4 June 2025.

By Kara Le Roux · Published 21 May 2025, 18:02 SAST · Updated 21 May 2025, 18:02 SAST

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