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  "id": 1717024,
  "title": "SARS wants to change how businesses handle VAT",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/sars-wants-to-change-how-businesses-handle-vat",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T12:29:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/business/2026-08-18-sars-wants-to-change-how-businesses-handle-vat/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The South African Revenue Service has unveiled a consultation paper proposing a revolutionary digital VAT system aimed at simplifying VAT management for businesses",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}