在成本上升和增值税涨价的情况下,南非在三年内将社会赠款增加8.2bn兰特。 South Africa boosts social grants by R8.2bn over three years amid rising costs and a VAT hike.

南非财政部长宣布社会赠款支出增加5.9%,三年内总共增加8.2bn兰特,以帮助穷人应付不断上涨的费用。 South Africa's Finance Minister announced a 5.9% increase in social grant spending, totaling R8.2bn over three years, to help the poor deal with rising costs. 这之后增值税增至16%。 This follows a VAT increase to 16%. 政府明年将花费422亿兰特用于社会发展,到2028年将增至452.6亿兰特,预计到2027/28年将惠及1 930万受益者。 The government will spend R422bn on social development next year, rising to R452.6bn by 2028, benefiting an expected 19.3 million recipients by 2027/28. 从4月1日起,老年人补助金将增加130兰特,增至2 315兰特。 The old age grant will increase by R130 to R2,315 starting April 1.