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S.Africa revised budget gets booed despite smaller tax hike
S.Africa revised budget gets booed despite smaller tax hike
by  AFP

South Africa's finance minister unveiled Wednesday a budget with a smaller increase in value-added tax than previously proposed, but it was immediately rejected by a key party in the unity government. The Democratic Alliance party that is a pillar of South Africa's young government of national unity immediately announced it would not support the budget.

US consumer inflation cools slightly as tariff worries flare
US consumer inflation cools slightly as tariff worries flare
by  AFP

US consumer inflation inched lower in February according to government data Wednesday, in the first full month of Donald Trump's White House return -- but concerns remain over stubborn price growth as jitters flare over the president's trade policies. The consumer price index (CPI) came in at 2.8 percent last month from a year ago, down from 3.0 percent in January, said the Department of Labor.

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