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DRAFT RATES AND MONETARY AMOUNTS AND AMENDMENT OF REVENUE LAWS BILLS
Standing Committee on Finance
Presenters: National Treasury and SARS | 19 April 2016
Contents
1. Introduction
2. Tax revenue trends and 2015/16 revenue outcome
Main tax proposals - included in these draft bills
1. Personal income tax
a. Partial fiscal drag relief
b. Medical tax credits
2. Increase of the inclusion rate for capital gains tax
3. Transfer duties
4. Excise duties
5. Tyre levy
6. Fuel levy (Regulations)
7. Other environmentally related taxes (Regulations)
8. Additional Voluntary Disclosure Relief under the VDP
9. Other key tax proposals: (TLAB, 2016 & Carbon Tax Bill)
(a) Skill development; (b) Tax treatment of Trusts; (c) Carbon tax; (d) Sugar tax
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2016 tax proposals and tax legislative process
• Tax proposals and tax revenue trends and contained in Chapter 4 and Annexure C of the 2016 Budget Review
– Process after Budget is followed up with four sets of bills
• Revenue Laws Amendment Bill, 2016 has dealt with urgent amendments that allows for the delay in the requirement to annuitize for members belonging to Provident Funds – this was an exceptional bill to amend past TLAA
• The Rates and Monetary Amounts and Amendment of Revenue Laws Bills, 2016 deal with changes in tax rates and monetary thresholds and the additional relief under the voluntary disclosure programme (VDP) – this is a set of two bills, a money bill and administration bill
• The Taxation Laws Amendment Bills, 2016 - to be published in July - will deal with the remaining tax proposal as announced in the 2016 Budget Review
• The Carbon Tax Bill will deal with the introduction of the carbon tax
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Rates and Monetary Bills
• We are dealing with a set of two bills, as is the normal case
– We split the money bill (s77 bill) and the admin bill (s75 bill)
• Rates and Monetary Amounts and Amendment of Revenue Laws Bill
• Rates and Monetary Amounts and Amendment of Revenue Laws
(Administration) Bil
• Both bills published on Budget Day 24 Feb 2016
• Both bills slightly simplified and published on 12 April for further public
comments
• These bills deal with the rates and threshold changes and Special VDP
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Level and scope of taxes depends partly on expenditure requirements and the efficiency of expenditure
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• Tax revenue is required to fund public functions
– Expenditure on education, health, social protection, housing, safety and security, public infrastructure (i.e. roads, & communication), etc.
• Each country has unique circumstances and views on the level of public spending required to fulfil those functions
– The overall level of tax in the economy is thus primarily a result of decisions on government expenditure
– The level and composition of government expenditure are the results of political choices
– The impact of government expenditure is largely determined by the efficiency and effectiveness of such expenditure and the quality of the public goods and services provided.
• To improve economic growth and ensure a sustainable tax system, the tax policy debate centres on
– the tax mix (direct vs. indirect taxes) (between PIT, CIT and VAT, etc. for example)
– and on improving the efficiency, equity, transparency and simplicity of the tax instruments
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There are a variety of direct and indirect taxes in South Africa
• Direct Taxes (income)
– Personal Income Tax / Individuals
– Corporate Income Tax
– Dividend withholding tax (Previously Secondary Tax on Companies)
– Estate Duty
– Donations Tax
– Payroll Taxes • Skills Development Levy
• Unemployment Insurance Fund Contributions
• Indirect Taxes (“consumption”)
– Value Added Tax (VAT)
– Excise Duties (Specific and Ad Valorem)
– Custom Duties
– Transfer Duties (Properties)
– Securities Transfer Tax (Financial transactions - shares)
– Environmentally-related taxes • Fuel Levy
• Electricity levy – non-renewable generation
• Air Passenger Departure Tax
• Plastic Bag Levy
• Tax on incandescent light bulbs
• Motor vehicle CO2 emissions tax
Ratio between direct and indirect taxes
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1993/94, 52.6%
2008/09, 62.7%
2015/16, 58.4%
1993/94, 47.4%
2008/09, 37.3%
2015/16, 41.6%
34.0%
36.0%
38.0%
40.0%
42.0%
44.0%
46.0%
48.0%
50.0%
52.0%
54.0%
56.0%
58.0%
60.0%
62.0%
64.0%
66.0%
%
YEAR
Total Tax Revenue: Direct vs. Indirect Taxes
Direct Taxes Indirect Taxes
Tax revenues by instrument as a % of total
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Tax revenue by instrument as a % of National Budget Revenue
2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16
Individuals 30.1% 32.0% 35.4% 33.9% 33.8% 34.5% 34.9% 36.6% 36.1%
VAT 26.9% 25.3% 25.5% 27.4% 25.8% 27.0% 26.8% 27.1% 26.1%
Companies 25.0% 27.2% 23.3% 19.8% 20.5% 20.0% 20.0% 19.2% 17.8%
Fuel levy 4.2% 4.1% 5.0% 5.1% 4.9% 5.0% 4.9% 5.0% 5.2%
Specific excise 3.3% 3.3% 3.7% 3.4% 3.4% 3.6% 3.3% 3.3% 3.3%
Customs duties 4.7% 3.7% 3.4% 4.0% 4.6% 4.8% 5.0% 4.3% 4.4%
STC / Dividends 3.7% 3.3% 2.7% 2.6% 3.0% 2.5% 2.0% 2.2% 2.2%
Sub Total 97.9% 98.9% 98.9% 96.3% 96.1% 97.3% 96.8% 97.6% 95.1%
Three (PIT, VAT, CIT) 82.0% 84.6% 84.2% 81.1% 80.1% 81.4% 81.7% 82.8% 80.1%
PIT, CIT and VAT accounts for most of the tax revenues
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1999/00, 43.3%
2006/07, 29.2% 36.1%
26.1%
1993/94, 11.9% 1999/00, 10.6%
2008/09, 27.2%
17.8%
0.0%
4.0%
8.0%
12.0%
16.0%
20.0%
24.0%
28.0%
32.0%
36.0%
40.0%
44.0%
%
YEAR
Tax Revenue: % of Budget Revenue --- Three main taxes
IndividualsVAT
Companies
The tax to GDP ratio has increased from 24.4 % in 2009/10 to 26.3 % in 2015/16
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Tax revenue by instrument as a % of GDP
2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16
Individuals 8.1% 8.5% 8.4% 8.3% 8.1% 8.3% 8.6% 9.2% 9.5%
VAT 7.2% 6.7% 6.0% 6.7% 6.2% 6.5% 6.6% 6.8% 6.9%
Companies 6.8% 7.2% 5.5% 4.9% 4.9% 4.8% 4.9% 4.8% 4.7%
Fuel levy 1.1% 1.1% 1.2% 1.3% 1.2% 1.2% 1.2% 1.3% 1.4%
Specific excise 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 0.8% 0.8% 0.9%
Customs duties 1.3% 1.0% 0.8% 1.0% 1.1% 1.2% 1.2% 1.1% 1.1%
STC / Dividends 1.0% 0.9% 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 0.6%
Sub Total 26.4% 26.2% 23.4% 23.6% 23.1% 23.4% 23.8% 24.5% 25.1%
Three (PIT, VAT & CIT) 22.1% 22.4% 19.9% 19.9% 19.2% 19.6% 20.1% 20.8% 21.1%
Tax / GDP 27.6% 27.2% 24.4% 24.6% 24.1% 24.5% 24.9% 25.7% 26.3%
Budget Rev / GDP 27.0% 26.5% 23.6% 24.5% 24.0% 24.0% 24.6% 25.1% 26.4%
Which is a steady increase since 2009/10 and close to the highest tax-to-GDP ratio in 2007/08
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1989/90, 24.7%
1994/95, 22.8%
1998/99, 24.4%
2007/08, 27.6%
2009/10, 24.4%
2015/16, 26.3%
15.0%
16.0%
17.0%
18.0%
19.0%
20.0%
21.0%
22.0%
23.0%
24.0%
25.0%
26.0%
27.0%
28.0%
29.0%
%
YEAR
Gross Tax revenue / GDP Ratio (National Government, excl. RAF & UIF)
Nominal YoY growth in gross tax revenues has been slowing down since 2010/11
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11.9%
18.8%
-4.2%
8.5%
-10%
-5%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
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95/9
6
19
96/9
7
19
97/9
8
19
98/9
9
19
99/0
0
20
00/0
1
20
01/0
2
20
02/0
3
20
03/0
4
20
04/0
5
20
05/0
6
20
06/0
7
20
07/0
8
20
08/0
9
20
09/1
0
20
10/1
1
20
11/1
2
20
12/1
3
20
13/1
4
20
14/1
5
20
15/1
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An
nu
al p
erc
en
tag
e in
cre
ase
Fiscal year
Percentage change in gross tax revenues
2015/16 - Tax revenues lower than expected due to weaker economic growth
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R billion
2014/15 2015/16 Fiscal Year
Outcome Budget
Review 2015
MTBPS
2015
Budget
review 2016
Actual
Preliminary
2015/16
Actual vs.
Budget
Review 2016
Actual vs
Budget
Review 2015
Persons and
individuals
352.95
393.89
396.00
392.00
388.31
-3.69
-5.58
Companies
184.93
202.03
189.00
189.00
191.25
2.25
-10.78
Value-added tax
261.29
283.79
280.50
278.06
280.75
2.69
-3.04
Dividend withholding tax
21.25
22.48
25.00
23.65
24.06
0.41
1.57
Specific excise duties
32.33
34.48
35.00
35.10
35.10
0.00
0.62
Fuel levy
48.47
55.67
56.30
56.70
55.68
-1.02
0.01
Customs duties
40.68
41.66
42.80
46.00
46.40
0.40
4.74
Other
44.40
47.27
49.10
49.19
48.31
-0.88
1.04
Gross tax revenue
986.295
1,081.27
1,073.70
1,069.70
1,069.86
0.157
-11.42
Tax / GDP ratios and tax rates in selected countries
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Table 4.1 Tax burden and tax rates in selected countries
Tax-to-GDP
ratio
Personal
income tax1
Corporate
income tax
Value-added
tax2
Sweden 42.7 56.9 22.0 25.0
Germany 36.1 47.5 30.2 19.0
Russia 34.8 13.0 20.0 18.0
Brazil3
33.4 27.5 34.0 17.0 - 19.0
Spain 33.2 52.0 28.0 21.0
UK 32.6 45.0 20.0 20.0
Canada 30.5 49.5 26.3 5.0
Turkey 28.7 35.8 20.0 18.0
Australia 27.5 46.5 30.0 10.0
South Africa4
25.7 41.0 28.0 14.0
Chile 19.8 39.5 22.5 19.0
China 19.4 45.0 25.0 17.0
Kenya 16.2 30.0 30.0 16.0
Ghana 16.1 25.0 25.0 15.0
Rwanda 13.9 30.0 30.0 18.0
1. Highest marginal rate
2. Value-added-tax standard rate
3. In Brazil value-added-tax rates differ by subnational states
4. The national tax-to-GDP ratio for South Africa is for 2014/15
Source: OECD, Avalara VATlive, IMF and national tax authorities. Data is for 2014,
or the most recent year if this is not available
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The Rates and Monetary Amounts and Amendment of Revenue Laws Bills
Partial fiscal drag relief
• The 2016 tax proposals will raise estimated additional gross tax revenue of R18.1 billion in 2016/17
– R7.6 billion from personal income taxes (only partial tax relief provided)
– R9.5 billion from higher excise duties, the fuel levy and environmental taxes
– R2 billion from higher inclusion for capital gains and transfer duties
• To counter the impact of inflation (fiscal drag) and to minimise the impact on those with lower incomes, the bottom three taxable income brackets have been in increased by 3.4 percent
• The primary rebate has been increased by 1.8 percent
• If both brackets and the rebates were increased by inflation it would have provided relief of R13.1 billion, instead relief of only R5.5 billion was given
– This results in additional revenues of R7.6 billion (R13.1 – R5.5)
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Only the bottom three brackets have been adjusted
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Medical tax credits were adjusted upwards in line with inflation
• Medical tax credits were increased by 6 percent
– From R270 per month for the first two beneficiaries to R286 per month
– And from R181 to R192 per month for each additional beneficiary
– This will amount to tax relief of R1.1 billion for 2016/17
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Fiscal drag relief of R5.5 billion and R1.1 billion in relief for medical tax credits targeted towards lower to middle income earners
Progressive personal income tax structure
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2.1 3.0
4.5
6.8
9.0
11.7
14.6
16.6
20.2
23.3
28.5
31.6
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
85 90 100 120 150 200 250 300 400 500 750 1000
perc
en
t
Annual taxable income (R 000s)
Average effective rates of personal income tax
The inclusion rate for capital gains has been increased for individuals, trusts and corporates
• The inclusion rate for capital gains has been increased from 33.3% for to 40% individuals and special trusts and from 66.6% to 80% for companies and other trusts
• The maximum effective tax rate for capital gains increased slightly in 2015/16 for individuals due to the higher top marginal rate of 41 percent and has increased across the board with the higher inclusion rate in Budget 2016.
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Capital gains effective tax rates, 2014/15 -2016/17
2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 Individuals and Special trusts
(Maximum rate) 13.3% 13.7% 16.4%
Companies 18.7% 18.7% 22.4%
Other trusts 26.6% 27.3% 32.8%
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Transfer duties
• Government proposes to increase the transfer duty rate on property sales above R10 million from 11 percent to 13 percent, effective from 1 March 2016
Excise duties and the fuel levy
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An amount of R9.5 billion to be raised through increases in excise duties, the general fuel levy and environmental taxes
• Excise duty rates on alcoholic beverages increased by between 6.7% and 8%
• The (general) fuel levy was increased by 30c/litre, effective from the 6th April 2016.
• Increase in environmental levies: incandescent globe tax, plastic bag levy and the CO2 emissions tax on new vehicles
• A tyre levy of R2.30 / kg net will be implemented, effective from the 1st October 2016. This levy will replace the current fee that is collected by REDISA.
• In a bid to curb the surge of obesity due to overconsumption of sugar, a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages to be introduced from 1st April 2017
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Increases in alcohol and tobacco excise duties, so as to maintain targeted tax burdens
Increase in the general fuel levy of 30c / litre (Regulations)
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• Compared to prices in February of last year, the total tax (General + RAF) has decreased as a proportion of the petrol price, even though the fuel levy has increased (since petrol prices have increased)
• This is not the case for diesel, which had a less substantial increase in price
Marginal increase in contribution of fuel levies to gross tax revenue
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7.4%
4.0%
5.3%
0.0%
1.0%
2.0%
3.0%
4.0%
5.0%
6.0%
7.0%
8.0%
199
4/9
5
199
5/9
6
199
6/9
7
199
7/9
8
199
8/9
9
199
9/0
0
200
0/0
1
200
1/0
2
200
2/0
3
200
3/0
4
200
4/0
5
200
5/0
6
200
6/0
7
200
7/0
8
200
8/0
9
200
9/1
0
201
0/1
1
201
1/1
2
201
2/1
3
201
3/1
4
201
4/1
5
201
5/1
6
Fu
el le
vy a
s %
of
tax r
ev
en
ues
Fiscal Year
Fuel levy as % of gross tax revenue
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With a corresponding marginal increase in the fuel levy revenue as a % of GDP
1.8%
1.0%
1.4%
0.0%
0.2%
0.4%
0.6%
0.8%
1.0%
1.2%
1.4%
1.6%
1.8%
2.0%
1994/9
5
1995/9
6
1996/9
7
1997/9
8
1998/9
9
1999/0
0
2000/0
1
2001/0
2
2002/0
3
2003/0
4
2004/0
5
2005/0
6
2006/0
7
2007/0
8
2008/0
9
2009/1
0
2010/1
1
2011/1
2
2012/1
3
2013/1
4
2014/1
5
2015/1
6
Fu
el le
vy a
s %
of
GD
P
Fiscal Year
Fuel levy as % GDP
Plastic bag levy & Incandescent globe tax (Regulations)
• Plastic bag levy
This levy aims to help reduce plastic bags lading up as a waste stream. Overall, it has helped to reduce the use / consumption such bags. This levy was last increased in 2013 and was increased by 2 cents per bag, from 6 cents to 8 cents per bag, with effective from 1 April 2016, to account for inflation.
• Incandescent globe tax
An environmental levy on incandescent light bulbs was introduced in 2009 to encourage the use of more efficient compact fluorescent bulbs and reduce electricity demand. This levy was last increased in 2013. To take account of inflation, it is proposed that the levy be increased from R4 to R6 per globe, effective 1 April 2016.
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Motor vehicle emissions tax & tyre levy
• Motor vehicle emissions tax (Regulations)
The motor vehicle emissions tax aims to encourage consumers to use more fuel-efficient, low-carbon-emitting vehicles, and manufacturers to improve fuel efficiency. An inflationary adjustment increase was implemented, effective 1 April 2016. For passenger vehicles, this will increase the tax rate from R90 to R100 for every gram of emissions/km above 120 gCO2/km and, for double cabs, from R125 to R140 for every gram of emissions/km in excess of 175 gCO2/km
• Tyre levy
The tyre levy proposed in the 2015 Budget is intended to reduce waste, while encouraging reuse, recycling and recovery, and discouraging disposal into landfills. This levy will be implemented at a rate of R2.30/kg of tyre, effective 1 October 2016. The levy will replace the current fee arrangements for tyres, as regulated by the Department of Environmental Affairs
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Net revenue impact of main tax proposals 2016/17
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Table 4.5 Impact of tax proposals on 2016/17 revenue
R million Effect of tax proposals
Total tax revenue (before tax proposals) 1 169 798
Non-tax revenue 26 657
Less: SACU1 payments -39 448
National budget revenue 1 157 007
Provinces, social security funds and selected
public entities
162 343
Budget revenue (before tax proposals) 1 319 349
Budget 2016/17 proposals 4 990
Taxes on individuals and companies
Personal income tax -5 650
Adjustment in personal income tax structure -5 500
Adjustment to medical tax credits -1 100
Capital gains tax 950
Business income tax 1 000
Capital gains tax 1 000
Taxes on property 100
Transfer duty rate increase 100
Indirect taxes 9 084
Increase in general fuel levy 6 800
Increase in excise duties on tobacco products 767
Increase in alcoholic beverages 1 517
Other 456
Total tax revenue (after tax proposals) 1 174 788
Budget revenue (after tax proposals) 1 324 339
1. Southern African Customs Union
Source: National Treasury
Special Voluntary Disclosure Relief
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Special Voluntary Disclosure Programme announced at Budget
• New global standard for automatic exchange of information between tax authorities will result in exchanges of information from 2017
• To encourage compliance, the programme proposes a limited window period for individuals and companies to regularise their tax and exchange control affairs
• Applications for relief can be made between 1 October 2016 and 31 March 2017 and are made on the same basis as the existing VDP
• Persons may not apply if they have a pending audit or investigation in relation to foreign assets or taxes
• Any amounts used to fund assets disclosed to SARS under an international tax agreement will not qualify
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Additional relief for offshore assets and income disclosed
• 50 per cent of money used to purchase offshore assets before 1 March 2015 will be included as taxable income and taxed at normal rates
• Investment returns earned after 1 March 2010 will be included in taxable income and taxed at normal rates
• Interest on tax debt will accrue from the effective date for the most recent year of assessment ending before 1 March 2010
• There will be no understatement penalties if successful
• Application process will be an extension of the current VDP process and will permit joint tax and exchange control applications
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Exchange control relief under the Special VDP
• Same window period exists for South African residents to disclose and regularise their exchange control contraventions that occurred before 29 February 2016
• If currently under audit or pending investigation, will not qualify for Exchange Control relief under the Special VDP
• If administrative relief is granted, may have to pay a levy based on 29 February 2016 market value
– 5 per cent of leviable amount if assets are repatriated back to South Africa
– 10 per cent if kept offshore
• Levy must be paid from foreign funds, and if not enough offshore assets to pay, an additional 2 per cent will apply
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Other main tax proposals NOT in Rates Bills:
• Other main tax proposals:
– To be included in the Taxation Laws Amendment Bills (TLAB) later
this year;
– A separate Carbon Tax Bill;
– The sugar tax to be introduced in the Customs and Excise Act next
year.
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Economic growth and skills development
• Learnership and employment tax incentives
The learnership tax incentive, introduced in 2002, aims to encourage education and work-based training. The employment tax incentive, introduced in 2014, was designed to promote the employment of young workers. Both incentives will expire towards the end of 2016 and a review is under way.
• Increasing the incentive for employers to provide bursaries
To support skills development, government proposes to increase the fringe benefit tax exemption thresholds for bursaries provided to employees or their relatives.
• Education and training-based public benefit activities
Government is considering expanding the list of public-benefit education and training activities to accommodate industry-based training organisations, which would exempt them from tax.
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Tax treatment of trusts
• An important role of the tax system is to reduce inequality. Some taxpayers use trusts to avoid paying estate duty and donations tax. For example, if the founder of a trust sells his or her assets to the trust, and grants the trust an interest-free loan as payment, donations tax is not triggered and the assets are not included in his or her estate at death.
• To limit taxpayers’ ability to transfer wealth without being taxed, government proposes :
– to ensure that the assets transferred through a loan to a trust are included in the estate of the founder at death, and
– to categorise interest-free loans to trusts as donations.
• Further measures to limit the use of discretionary trusts for income-splitting and other tax benefits will also be considered.
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Carbon Tax Bill: 2 November 2015, Media Statement
• The tax has been designed to ensure that its overall impact (when taking into account revenue recycling measures) will, in the initial phase, be revenue neutral, and also neutral on the price of electricity. Hence, taking into account the current state of the mining and other distressed sectors, the combined effect of the rates/exemptions in the carbon tax and the reduction in electricity levy will be designed to ensure that such sectors are not adversely affected when the tax is implemented. The tax and revenue recycling measures are also designed to be revenue neutral from a macroeconomic perspective, but will not necessarily be neutral for (scope one) companies with significant emissions.
• The tax-free percentage thresholds will remain fixed during the first phase, until 2020. The percentage tax-free thresholds might be reduced thereafter or may be replaced with absolute emission thresholds. Both the tax-free percentage thresholds and their subsequent replacement with absolute emission thresholds will be aligned with the proposed carbon budgets.
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2016 Budget Review, 24 February 2016
Update on implementation of carbon tax
• The main aim of the carbon tax is to put a price on the environmental and economic damages caused by excessive emissions of greenhouse gases. A secondary aim is to change the behaviour of firms and consumers, encouraging them to use cleaner technology.
• Given the economic outlook, the carbon tax has been designed to ensure that its overall impact will be revenue neutral up to 2020. The draft Carbon Tax Bill was published in November 2015, with 90 comments received to date. The draft bill will be revised, taking into account public comments and further consultation.
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Taxing sugar-sweetened beverages
• Obesity stemming from overconsumption of sugar is a global concern. Over the past 30 years the problem has grown in South Africa, which has the worst obesity ranking in sub-Saharan Africa, and led to greater risk of heart disease, diabetes and cancer.
• The Department of Health has published a policy paper on the growing problem of obesity.
• Fiscal interventions such as taxes are increasingly recognised as complementary tools to help tackle this epidemic. Countries such as Denmark, Finland, France, Hungary, Ireland, Mexico and Norway have levied taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages.
• Government proposes to introduce such a tax on 1 April 2017 to help reduce excessive sugar intake.
• National Treasury will publish a concept note and draft outline of the tax base(s) and tax rate(s) by the middle of the year.
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Thank You
Questions
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Protecting the corporate income tax base
• Greater attention has been paid to multinational companies that avoid or evade tax by shifting taxable income to low-tax regimes or tax havens. Such practices reduce the corporate income tax base and put domestic companies at a disadvantage. Of particular concern are:
– Unacceptable transfer-pricing practices, where the value or nature of cross-border transactions is manipulated to reduce overall tax liability.
– Treaty shopping, where related companies in different countries establish a third entity in another location to obtain tax-treaty benefits.
– Highly geared financing structures that reduce companies’ tax liabilities with excessive interest-expense deductions.
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Fuel levy
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2016, 285.0
1993, 158.9
2008, 127.0
2016, 182.2
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
Fuel Levy c/litre
Fuel levy - petrol (Nominal)
Fuel levy - petrol (Real)
Revenue from environmental taxes
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R million 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16
1 General fuel levy 28,833 34,417 36,589 40,320 43,685 48,467 55,681
2 Air passenger departure tax 580 649 762 873 879 907 941
3 Plastic bag levy 111 150 161 152 169 174 182
4 Electricity levy 3,342 5,103 6,323 7,984 8,819 8,648 8,472
5 Incandescent light bulb levy 64 151 144 132 72 91 52
6 CO2 Vehicle emissions tax 626 1,617 1,568 1,711 1,483 1,280
Sub Total 32,929 41,097 45,596 51,029 55,335 59,770 66,608
TOTAL Tax Revenue 598,705 674,202 742,651 813,834 900,015 986,283 1,069,857
Sub Total / TOTAL 5.5% 6.1% 6.1% 6.3% 6.1% 6.1% 6.2%
Y-on-Y % Change 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2014/15
1 General fuel levy 15.9% 19.4% 6.3% 10.2% 8.3% 10.9% 14.9%
2 Air passenger departure tax 5.6% 11.8% 17.5% 14.5% 0.6% 3.2% 3.8%
3 Plastic bag levy 39.9% 36.0% 6.9% -5.1% 11.1% 3.0% 4.3%
4 Electricity levy 52.7% 23.9% 26.3% 10.5% -1.9% -2.0%
5 Incandescent light bulb levy 136.5% -4.8% -8.5% -45.5% 26.6% -42.7%
6 CO2 Vehicle emissions tax 158.4% -3.1% 9.2% -13.3% -13.7%
Sub Total 29.1% 24.8% 10.9% 11.9% 8.4% 8.0% 11.4%
TOTAL Tax Revenue -4.2% 12.6% 10.2% 9.6% 10.6% 9.6% 8.5%
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