{"id":932,"date":"2025-04-14T12:49:23","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T12:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solidaritylevies.org\/?page_id=932"},"modified":"2025-06-20T09:30:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T09:30:40","slug":"south-africa-dashboard-profile","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/solidaritylevies.org\/sw\/south-africa-dashboard-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa Dashboard Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"Hero\" class=\"hero\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/solidaritylevies.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/finding-dan-dan-grinwis-IAytV8T2Qvc-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"hero-image\">\n      <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"column\">\n        <div class=\"w-richtext\">\n                   <h1>Country Profile: South Africa<\/h1>\n                            <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"section snavy\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"row  rcenter\">\n      <div class=\"column\">\n                  <div class=\"w-richtext\"><h3>Tax to GDP ratio: 27.1%<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n                \n\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"section slightblue\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"row  rcenter\">\n      <div class=\"column\">\n                  <div class=\"w-richtext\"><h3>Aviation: Yes \u2013 tax in place<\/h3>\n<p>Air Passenger Tax (APT):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Standard international flights:<\/strong> R190 per passenger<\/li>\n<li><strong>Flights to BLNS countries (Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Eswatini):<\/strong> R100 per passenger<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sars.gov.za\/types-of-tax\/air-passenger-tax\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"ewa-rteLine\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n                \n\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"section sgrey\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"row  rcenter\">\n      <div class=\"column\">\n                  <div class=\"w-richtext\"><h3>Financial Transactions Tax (FTT): Yes \u2013 tax in place<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Securities Transaction Tax:\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The tax rate of 0.25% is levied for transfers of shares in a company or member\u2019s interest in a related corporation.<\/li>\n<li>STT applies to the purchase and transfer of listed and unlisted securities or depositary receipts.<\/li>\n<li>Transfers of securities where no change in beneficial ownership takes place or where the liability of the tax is less than ZAR 100 in respect of the transfer of all securities during a month are exempt from STT.<\/li>\n<li>The issue of new shares, a transfer of securities due to a reorganization or to a public benefit organization, and a transfer of shares in a headquarter company or a REIT are also exempt from STT (Burnleit and Girlat 2018, 18).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Source: Not specified<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                \n\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"section snavy\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"row  rcenter\">\n      <div class=\"column\">\n                  <div class=\"w-richtext\"><h3>Oil &amp; Gas Revenues:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Total government revenue from oil &amp; gas in 2022: $2.7 billion<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Share of oil &amp; gas activity covered: Mostly mining%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i>These figures represent an aggregate of fossil fuel revenues collected through various fiscal instruments, including royalties, taxes, and production entitlements.<\/i><i><\/i><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Source: PBPR<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                \n\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"section slightblue\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"row  rcenter\">\n      <div class=\"column\">\n                  <div class=\"w-richtext\"><h3>Carbon Pricing: Yes \u2013 Carbon pricing instrument in place<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Instruments: National Carbon tax<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">% of emissions covered: 0.82<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Price: R190 (US$10.09)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Revenue: R2,268 million (US$127 million)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Sectors covered: Electricity and heat, Industry, Mining and extractives, Aviation, Buildings, Agriculture, forestry and fishing fuel use, Waste<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Offsetting: Yes, with quantitative limit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carbonpricingdashboard.worldbank.org\/about#download-data\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n                \n\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"section sforestgreen\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"row  rcenter\">\n            <div class=\"column  center\">\n        <div 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