Budget 2024: how the inflation monster will affect taxpayers
The Budget Review suggests that National Treasury does not intend adjusting the tax brackets for at least another two years.
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Regulator pushes for stronger PAIA enforcement amid low compliance by public bodies
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How the economy and the bond market influence the Budget
South Africa’s core fiscal challenge is to get the gap between economic growth and the cost of borrowing back into positive territory.
Budget 2024: Advice is critical to helping consumers navigate financial pressures
Financial advisers can guide their clients on how to manage the knock-on effect of rising costs without compromising their long-term financial wellness.
Another amendment coming to curb tax avoidance when making an interest-free loan to a non-resident trust
The context to Treasury’s concern is where the arm’s length interest rate is lower than the official rate of interest.
Budget brings very little cheer for the average consumer
Financial experts from Momentum weigh in on how the Budget may impact consumers and taxpayers.
Budget 2024: bad news for personal income taxpayers
Here are the government’s proposals for PIT, the medical tax credits, the fuel levies, and the duties on alcohol and tobacco.
Government to withdraw R150bn from SARB’s gold and forex account to get a handle on debt
A proposed reform will see half the account’s R500bn distributed to a SARB contingency reserve (R100bn) and to Treasury (R150bn).
Multinationals will be subject to a minimum effective tax rate of 15%
SARS will apply a top-up tax on profits reported by qualifying South African multinationals operating in other countries with effective tax rates below 15%.
Treasury anticipates tax windfall from two-pot retirement system
Many fund members are likely to withdraw the seed capital from their savings component.
Whatever happened to … NHI?
The Minister of Finance says the R1.4 billion allocation demonstrates the government’s commitment to National Health Insurance.
Whatever happened to … a basic income grant?
Changes are afoot to the qualifying criteria for the Social Relief of Distress grant, for which provisional expenditure has been allocated to 2027.
Positive Budget bodes well for domestic bonds and equities
Old Mutual weighs in on how the Budget is likely to affect the country’s credit rating, economic growth, and the capital markets.
Fiscal risks to SA remain despite government’s debt-containment measures
National Treasury continues to toe the line between fiscal continuity, consolidation, and declining revenues amid an increasingly stagnant local economy.
Godongwana’s financial juggling is no substitute for economic growth
Whether the objectives as set out in the Budget are achievable will be determined by the government’s political will to anchor expenditure and put resources to better use.
Budget 2024: No inflation-related adjustments to the tax brackets?
Not providing tax relief will be a relatively easy way for a cash-strapped National Treasury to collect revenue.
