South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said on Thursday he will not resign after the government's U-turn on a planned value-added tax hike, despite opposition calls for him to quit."My job is to introduce money bills - nothing says they must be popular,

Spread This News BBC Enoch Godongwana’s decision came after the second-biggest party, the Democratic Alliance (DA), threatened to quit the government, warning a VAT hike would hurt the poor the most.

The South African government has canceled a proposed tax increase that has threatened to collapse the unity government after a pushback from various political parties.