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South Africa Consults On Retirement Savings Incentives
5/15/2012 Following the Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan’s announcement in his 2012
Budget in February that the South African government is looking to provide incentives
for savings and the reform of the retirement industry, the National Treasury has
now published an overview consultation paper.
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SA Will Not Impose Australian-Style Mining Tax
5/14/2012 At a press briefing, Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu has confirmed that South Africa will not follow Australia in implementing a ‘mining super tax’.
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South Africa Loses CGT Exit Charge Appeal
5/11/2012 The South African Revenue Service has lost its Supreme Court appeal on
a case concerning the capital gains tax that it said should be applied on
a deemed disposal when a taxpayer becomes non-resident.
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South African Government Sets Up Gauteng E-Tolls Committee
5/7/2012 Following the recent decision in the South African High Court against the levying
of e-tolls, originally planned for the end of last month, on the Gauteng Freeway
Improvement Project, the government has appointed a review committee to
look at all aspects of financing the project.
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Court Rules Against South Africa In Road Tolls Case
4/30/2012 Shortly after the South African Department of Transport announced that the implementation
of the Gauteng Freeway e-tolls had been postponed for a month, it found out that,
in fact, levying of the tolls has been halted for a much longer time following
a decision in the High Court.
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South African Government Joins Road Tolls Case
4/24/2012 South Africa’s National Treasury has applied for leave to intervene in the
application currently before the North Gauteng High Court for an interdict against
the levying and collection of tolls on the improved Gauteng Freeway system.
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South Africa Pushing For Tax Compliance By HNWIs
4/20/2012 In reply to a question in the National Assembly, South Africa’s Finance
Minister Pravin Gordhan confirmed that the South African Revenue Service has taken steps to improve income tax compliance among high net worth individuals
(HNWIs).
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South Africa Consults On Long-Term Insurers' CGT
4/18/2012 With regard to the proposals announced in the South African 2012/13 Budget in
February this year, the National Treasury has released for public comment details
on how increased capital gains tax rates will be applied to long-term insurers.
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Gordhan Reviews South African Tax Season
4/3/2012 South Africa’s Minister of Finance, Pravin Gordhan, has disclosed the preliminary
tax collection results of the South African Revenue Service for the 2011/12
fiscal year, and introduced its new five-year Compliance Programme.
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South Africa Issues Tax Guide For Shareholders
3/28/2012 The South African Revenue Service has issued a new tax guide for shareholders,
in which it attempts to provide general guidance for the increasing number of
South Africans who have become owners of shares.
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South Africa Pushes Trade Treaty Talks With India
3/21/2012 The completion of the Preferential Trade Agreement between South Africa
and India was anticipated at a recent business seminar hosted by South Africa’s
Department of Trade and Industry in Chennai, India.
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South Africa Tightens Share Anti-Avoidance Provisions
3/19/2012 Within the recently-issued Taxation Laws Amendment Bill, which legislates for
the measures introduced in South Africa’s 2012-13 Budget, it has been disclosed
that technical corrections have been made to the third-party-backed preference
share anti-avoidance provisions.
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South Africa Extends Its TIE Network
3/6/2012 The South African Revenue Service has disclosed that a protocol to facilitate
the exchange of tax information within the existing double taxation agreement between South Africa and Austria has recently entered into force, as have tax
information exchange agreements with Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Jersey
and San Marino.
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South Africa's Carbon Tax In Effect From 2013
2/27/2012 Within a white paper issued in October last year, the South African government
reviewed its climate change policy, and the Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan
has now, in his 2012 Budget, provided the proposed design for a carbon emissions
tax.
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South African Budget Unveiled
2/24/2012 Despite the concerns previously expressed over prospective South African public
sector debt levels, Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan’s 2012 Budget confounded expectations by looking for reduced fiscal deficits,
rather than increases, in the next three years, despite tax relief measures and significant increases
in government spending.
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Brazilian Poultry Exporters Challenge South African Anti-Dumping
2/17/2012 The Brazilian Union of Agriculture has begun lobbying for action
to be taken at World Trade Organisation level against anti-dumping measures in
place in South Africa to restrict Brazilian chicken exports.
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BASIC Countries Slam EU Carbon Tax On Airlines
2/17/2012 The 10th BASIC Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change, held recently in New Delhi,
has heavily criticized the inclusion of international aviation in the European
Union Emissions Trading Scheme.
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Trade Barriers Hindering African Growth
2/10/2012 As African leaders pursue negotiations towards a continental free trade area by
2017, a new report released by the World Bank has noted that African nations are
losing out on billions of dollars in potential trade earnings every year because of restrictive barriers to regional trade.
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South Africa Promises To Consult On Mining Taxes
2/9/2012 Despite rumblings within South Africa’s ruling party, the African National
Congress (ANC), Trevor Manuel, the National Planning Minister, confirmed at the
African Mining Conference that no sudden new taxes would be levied on the country’s
mining sector.
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Gibraltar, South Africa Sign TIEA
2/6/2012 Gibraltar's Minister for Financial Services, Gilbert Licudi, has welcomed the signing
of the territory's 20th tax information exchange agreement, with South Africa.
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Africa Targets Free Trade Area By 2017
2/2/2012 The statement issued at the end of the 18th summit of the African Union has
confirmed that African countries will target the establishment of a continental
free trade area by 2017.
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South Africa-San Marino DTA Enters Into Force
1/31/2012 The tax information exchange agreement between South Africa and San
Marino, which was originally signed in Pretoria on March 10 last year, entered
into force on January 28, 2012.
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South Africa Introduces Waste Tyre Levy
1/20/2012 Under South Africa’s new Integrated Industry Waste Tyre Management Plan,
a recycling levy will be charged on the purchase price of new tyres, with effect
from February 1, 2012.
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Record Export Year For Ireland
12/29/2011 Irish firms experienced record levels of exports in 2011 and are now using a renewed confidence to aggressively target opportunities in international markets, according to the latest figures from Enterprise Ireland.
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South Africa Looks For Adviser On Islamic Bond Issues
12/9/2011 Within the government’s programme to encourage foreign direct investment
in South Africa, the National Treasury is inviting banking institutions to submit
proposals for the provision of advisory services for the structuring and issuance
of a South African government Islamic bond in the domestic and international markets.
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Hong Kong Plugs Its Services For Emerging Economies
11/30/2011 Financial Secretary, John C Tsang, speaking at the recently-held 2nd
Annual Emerging Markets Conference, said that Hong Kong, so as to achieve a more
diversified business portfolio, will continue to strengthen trade and investment
co-operation with emerging economies.
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Corporate Responsibility Reporting Hits Record High
11/25/2011 The UK now tops the global rankings for corporate responsibility reporting, with Japan coming a close second, according to a new report from KPMG.
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South Africa Clarifies Takeover Debt Taxation
11/21/2011 South Africa’s Minister of Finance, Pravin Gordhan, in his introductory
remarks to parliament on the Taxation Laws Amendment Bills, 2011, clarified the
final disclosure requirements under the anti-avoidance rules within the country’s
tax code that were originally introduced to facilitate intra-group transactions.
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UAE, South Africa Discuss Investment
11/21/2011 Dubai and South Africa have considerably increased their volume of bilateral investment in recent years, with the financial services sector being the largest recipient.
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SA, Turkey To Improve Trade Relations Without FTA
11/17/2011 The South African government has announced that it has chosen to pursue its increased
trade with Turkey without negotiating a bilateral free trade agreement.
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South African Tax Returns Up, As Deadline Approaches
11/15/2011 With only a short time left before the deadline of November 25, 2011, the number
of tax returns submitted to the South African Revenue Service has exceeded
three million.
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Problems Foreseen For African Tripartite FTA
11/8/2011 The South African Minister of Trade and Industry, Rob Davies, has expressed the
opinion that the planned roll out of the proposed African tripartite free trade agreement may 'hit a snag' when negotiating on trade in manufactured goods between
the member countries.
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South Africa Explains Investment Promotion Reforms
11/1/2011 Further information has now been given on the several investment and prudential
reforms announced by the Minister of Finance, Pravin Gordhan, during his Medium
Term Budget Policy Statement on October 25, 2011, which are aimed at promoting
investment into South Africa by encouraging the development of its capital markets.
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G-20 Nations Failing To Honour Protectionism Pledges
10/27/2011 Disappointingly weak growth in some G-20 members is testing the political resolve
of many governments to resist trade protectionism, says a new report from the World
Trade Organization, the United Nations and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development,
which examines trade and investment measures implemented in the third quarter of 2011.
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South Africa Cautions Online Gambling Remains Illegal
10/26/2011 While a decision is awaited on the recommendations of the Gambling Review Commission,
the Minister of Trade and Industry Rob Davies has warned that online gambling
remains illegal in South Africa.
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SARS Obtains Record Tax Revenues
10/21/2011 While presenting the South African Revenue Service 2010/11 Annual Report
to a parliamentary committee, its Commissioner Oupa Magashula announced a record
tax haul during the year, which also exceeded its target.
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South Africa Explores Carbon Tax Policies
10/20/2011 Within a white paper delineating South Africa’s climate change policy,
the government has called for a range of economic instruments, including market-based
instruments such as carbon taxes and emissions trading schemes, together with
tax incentives.
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IMF Opens Fourth African Technical Assistance Centre
10/18/2011 The International Monetary Fund has officially opened its fourth Africa
regional technical assistance centre in Mauritius, offering capacity
building services to 13 countries across Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean.
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Reassurances On Funding For South African Health Scheme
9/27/2011 The Deputy Director of General Public Finance in the National Treasury, Andrew
Donaldson, has said that a tax to fund the South African government's national health insurance scheme will not be introduced in the short term.
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Guernsey Leading Field In Tax Cooperation With Africa
9/27/2011 The States of Guernsey is set to conclude a further six bilateral Tax Information
Exchange Agreements that have been negotiated with members of the Southern
African Development Community, in line with the Organization for
Economic Co-operation and Development’s priority of working closely
on tax issues with developing countries.
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South Africa Provides Ruling On Taxes Within DTAs
9/20/2011 The Legal and Policy Division of the South African Revenue Service has
issued a Binding General Ruling that identifies the taxes which constitute
taxes on income, or substantially similar taxes, for the purposes of South Africa’s
double tax agreements.
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South Africa Consults On Tax Allowances For Energy Efficiency
9/19/2011 On September 16, South Africa’s Department of Energy released, for
public comment in the subsequent 60 days, regulations that would provide a tax
allowance for energy efficiency savings.
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South Africa Looks At Headquarters Company Regime
9/14/2011 While, last year, the National Treasury proposed a new initiative, intended to
make South Africa a more attractive base for investment into other African countries
by both domestic and foreign investors, taxpayers have raised concerns over the
approach of the South African Revenue Service to its headquarters company
tax regime.
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South Africa Urged To Improve IDZ Regime
9/12/2011 A paper from the South African Institute of International Affairs has suggested
the government needs to consider the provision of further incentives to investors
in the country’s industrial development zones to attract the necessary
foreign investment.
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Switzerland Tops WEF Competitiveness Index
9/9/2011 Switzerland tops the overall rankings in the Global Competitiveness Report for 2011-2012,
released on September 7 by the World Economic Forum.
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Bermuda, South Africa Sign TIEA
9/7/2011 A tax information exchange agreement between their two countries was signed
on September 6 by Bermuda’s Premier, Paula Cox (pictured), after it had been signed
in South Africa by the Minister of Finance, Pravin Gordhan, and then couriered
to Bermuda for signature.
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South Africa Plugs Tripartite FTA
8/26/2011 In the opinion of South Africa’s Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry,
Elizabeth Thabethe, the recent agreement to launch talks to establish a tripartite
free trade agreement between several African nations has made it more urgent to promote intra-African trade.
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Zuma Points To SARS Success
8/24/2011 South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has stressed that the South African
Revenue Service must be protected from interference, and must continue
its impartial actions to ensure full compliance with the tax code by all South
Africans.
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South Africa Clarifies Intra-Group Anti-Avoidance Rules
8/16/2011 The South African Revenue Service has issued a draft guide on the new disclosure
requirements proposed under anti-avoidance amendments to rules within the
country’s tax code that were originally introduced to facilitate intra-group
transactions.
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South Africa Consults On Financial Regulatory Reform
8/11/2011 South Africa’s National Treasury has, for public consultation, issued the
draft Financial Markets Bill 2011, which gives effect to a review of, and
replaces, the existing Securities Services Act, in regulating the country’s
securities market.
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South Africa Rethinks Intra-Group Anti-Avoidance Rules
8/8/2011 The South African Revenue Service and the National Treasury have proposed
a new short-term solution for businesses that have problems with the proposed
anti-avoidance measures that are to be inserted into the 2011 Taxation Laws Amendment
Bill and are intended to ensure the free movement of tax-neutral assets between
members of a corporate group.
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South Africa's Loan To Swaziland Has Fiscal Strings
8/5/2011 South Africa has agreed to provide a conditional guarantee for a loan of ZAR2.4bn from the South African Reserve Bank to the Central Bank of Swaziland, one of the conditions of which is that Swaziland should implement the fiscal
reforms required by the International Monetary Fund.
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South African Taxpayers Set Record
8/4/2011 Individual taxpayers have exceeded all expectations and set a new record by submitting
almost 873,000 income tax returns to the South African Revenue Service in the first month of the 2011 tax season, an increase of 44% in taxpayer compliance
over the previous year.
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Tax Proposal Lowers South African Fund Inflows
8/2/2011 The anticipated change in the tax treatment of dividend income funds, included
in the 2011 Draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bills issued early last month, contributed
to reduced inflows for the South African unit trust industry in the second quarter
of this year.
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South Africa Consults On Microinsurance
7/29/2011 The government has published a policy document summarising a regulatory framework
for microinsurance in South Africa, either by amending the existing long- and
short-term insurance legislation, or through a stand-alone Microinsurance Act,
together with the introduction of relevant tax provisions.
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Jersey Signs TIEA With South Africa
7/22/2011 Jersey's Assistant Chief Minister and UK and International Relations Minister,
Freddie Cohen has announced the signing of a tax information exchange agreement
with South Africa.
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SARS Issues Micro-Business Tax Guide
7/11/2011 The South African Revenue Service has issued a tax guide containing information
about the operation of the simplified tax system for micro-businesses.
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African Countries Discuss Transfer Pricing
7/7/2011 Within the Africa Tax Administration Forum, the tax authorities of several
African countries are considering how to collaborate in exchanging information
on the transfer pricing practices of multinational companies operating in their
countries.
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South Africa's 2011 Tax Season Begins
7/5/2011 July 1 marked the beginning of the South African 2011 individual income tax season, when more than 4m taxpayers are expected to start submitting their annual income tax returns for the tax year from March 1, 2010 to February 28, 2011 to the South African Revenue Service.
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South Africa Consults On Intra-Group Tax Rules
7/5/2011 The South African Revenue Service and the National Treasury have announced
an accelerated consultation process on proposed anti-avoidance measures to be
inserted into the 2011 Taxation Laws Amendment Bill, intended to ensure the free
movement of tax-neutral assets between members of a corporate group.
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South Africa Consults On New Medical Tax Credits
6/21/2011 South Africa’s Ministry of Finance has published a discussion document regarding
the 2011 Budget tax announcement to reform the current medical deduction allowances
by replacing them with medical tax credits.
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Portugal Begins New DTA Negotiations
6/21/2011 The Portuguese government is seeking to expand its tax treaty network, beginning negotiations with three new countries over the last month: Peru, Gabon and Senegal.
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African Leaders Launch Tripartite FTA Talks
6/16/2011 A leaders’ summit of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa,
the East African Community and the Southern African Development Community, held in Johannesburg on June 11 and 12, has agreed to formally launch
negotiations to establish a tripartite free trade agreement.
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South Africa Improves Tax Administration
6/9/2011 In his budget vote speech to parliament, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan was able
to point to improved tax revenue collection and compliance during the last fiscal
year, and looked forward to further success in 2011/12.
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South Africa To Discuss Tripartite FTA
6/9/2011 A summit of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, the East
African Community and the Southern African Development Community will be held in Pretoria on June 11 and 12 to discuss the progress made towards
a tripartite free trade agreement (FTA).
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US, South Africa Relaunch Bilateral TIFA
6/8/2011 The Deputy United States Trade Representative, Demetrios Marantis, has co-chaired
a recent meeting with the South African Trade and Industry Minister, Rob Davies,
of the US-South Africa Trade and Investment Council, at which there
was a re-launched discussion of a full range of trade issues.
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South Africa Consults On 2011 Budget Bills
6/6/2011 South Africa’s National Treasury has released for public comment a draft
of the 2011 Taxation Laws Amendment Bills that give effect to most of the
2011 Budget tax proposals, as well as to additional urgent measures.
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Kleinwort Bensons Expands Offshore Reach
6/7/2011 Kleinwort Benson has announced the completion of its acquisition of Close Offshore
Group, first publicized in March 2011.
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SARS Issues Three-Year Strategic Plan
6/3/2011 Oupa Magashula, Commissioner of the South African Revenue Service, has
presented its Strategic Plan for the fiscal years from 2011-12 to 2013-14, expressing
his confidence that the Plan provides the blueprint for the continuous compliance
growth and sustained revenue realisation, which will be necessary to support economic
development in the country.
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Trade Restrictions On The Rise
5/26/2011 Global trade and investment appear to be facing opposing forces both pushing and pulling against the prospects for economic recovery, as governments attempt to attract foreign investment on the one hand while shielding their economies from foreign competition by raising trade barriers on the other, according to a new report.
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US Returns To Top Of World Competitiveness Rankings
5/20/2011 The Swiss business school, IMD, has announced the rankings from its 2011 World
Competitiveness Yearbook, which places the United States and Hong Kong as
the most competitive countries.
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Tripartite African Trade Talks Show Progress
5/18/2011 Ministers from countries within the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, the East African Community and the Southern African Development
Community met recently in Lusaka to discuss the progress made towards the
proposed tripartite free trade agreement.
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Anti-Corruption Activities Falling Short, Says OECD
4/27/2011 The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has released figures showing that, while there are 38 signatories to its Anti-Bribery Convention, only a remarkably small minority are actively engaging in the sanctioning of individuals and companies.
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South African Companies Act Signed
4/22/2011 South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has signed the Companies Amendment Act
of 2010 into law and, together with the Companies Regulations and all other relevant
documents, it will come into effect on May 1, 2011.
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South Africa Warns Of Doha Split
4/21/2011 South Africa's Minister of Trade and Industry has warned of the potentially fatal obstacles faced by the Doha Round, caused by allegedly unfair and unreasonable demands from developed countries.
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South Africa Sees Increased Annual Tax Revenues
4/4/2011 The preliminary outcome of tax collection by the South African Revenue Service for the 2010/11 fiscal year shows a modest recovery in revenue, indicating
that the country’s economy is also regaining its growth momentum.
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South Africa Looking To Finalize Carbon Tax
3/17/2011 South Africa’s government is looking to have a revised paper on its proposed
carbon tax ready before the 2012 budget is tabled next February, while the tax
could be in force as early as July 2012.
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Tripartite African Trade Talks To Start By Mid-2011
3/11/2011 South Africa’s Minister of Trade and Industry, Rob Davies, has said that
negotiations for the development of a free trade agreement between the Southern
African Development Community, the East African Community and the
Common Market for East African States will commence towards the middle
of 2011.
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Final Link In African Search-And-Rescue Chain Closed
3/4/2011 Complete search and rescue cover around Africa’s coast was secured on March 3 with the signing of an ad-hoc multilateral cooperative agreement on the North and West African sub-regional Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre, which establishes a new base in Morocco, the International Maritime Organization announced.
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Concerns Expressed Over South African Gambling Tax
3/3/2011 Some participants in the gambling sector have expressed concern over the South
African government’s proposal, in its 2011 budget, to levy a 15% withholding
tax on all winnings above ZAR25,000, with effect from April 1, 2012.
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Momentum Grows Towards African Trade Bloc
2/28/2011 South Africa’s Trade and Industry Minister, Rob Davies, has said that his
country is making an effort to join together the Southern African Development
Community, the Common Market for East African States and the East
African Community.
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Guernsey Enhances Tax Cooperation With South Africa
2/25/2011 The South African government has concluded its first tax information exchange agreement, with Guernsey on February 21, 2011.
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South African Budget Emphasizes Growth
2/25/2011 South Africa’s 2011 budget, presented on February 23 by the Minister of
Finance Pravin Gordhan, declares that the measure of South Africa’s economic
progress, and the effectiveness of the government’s spending and tax policies,
will be primarily seen through its target of creating 5m new jobs in the next
ten years.
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SARS Introduces New Tax Guides For Small Businesses
2/18/2011 The South African Revenue Service has issued a new Tax Guide for Small
Businesses 2010/11, which contains information about the tax laws and other statutory
obligations that apply to small businesses.
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SARS Clarifies 'Pay Now, Argue Later' Principle
2/16/2011 The South African Revenue Service has clarified the long-standing ‘pay
now, argue later’ principle, under which taxpayers are required to pay taxes
that are the subject of a dispute, with effect from February 1, 2011.
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South Africa's Provisional Tax Squeezing Taxpayers
2/16/2011 The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants has said that, as
it believes South Africa’s provisional tax system means that some taxpayers
end up by paying more tax than necessary, amendments to the relevant legislation
should be made by Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan when he announces the 2011 Budget
on February 23.
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South Africa To Give Tax Breaks To Create Jobs
2/14/2011 In his State of the Nation Address, South African President Jacob Zuma
established the reduction of unemployment and creation of jobs as one of the
government’s highest priorities, and promised a jobs fund and tax breaks.
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More South African Tax And Taxpayers
1/25/2011 According to the latest survey published by the South African Institute of Race
Relations, the total number of registered individual taxpayers in South
Africa grew from 3.4m in 2002/03 to 5.9m in 2009/10, an increase of 73%.
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South Africa Revises Foreign Investment Limits
12/16/2010 In accordance with the previous statements by South Africa’s Minister of
Finance, Pravin Gordhan, that details of proposed changes to financial and foreign
exchange regulatory arrangements would be published before the end of this year,
changes to the prudential foreign asset limits for institutional investors have
now been issued.
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South Africa Details Carbon Tax Options
12/14/2010 As foreseen in South Africa’s Budget Review Statement earlier this year,
the National Treasury has now published a carbon tax discussion paper for public comment.
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SA Mulls Carbon Taxes
12/10/2010 The South African government has approved draft proposals on taxing carbon emissions, which will be published for public comment in January.
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South Africa Publishes Draft Pension Regulations
12/6/2010 South Africa’s National Treasury has published the second draft of proposed
amendments to Regulation 28 of the Pensions Fund Act for further and final public
comment, as was indicated in the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement in October
this year.
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South Africa, Kenya Sign DTA
11/30/2010 South Africa’s Deputy President, Kgalema Motlanthe (pictured), and Kenya’s Vice
President, Kalonzo Musyoka, have overseen the signing of a bilateral double taxation
agreement between their two countries, on the occasion of the former’s
visit to Kenya.
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UK, South Africa Amend Double Tax Treaty
11/17/2010 The UK tax authority, HM Revenue and Customs has announced the signing of a
protocol to the convention for the avoidance of double taxation with South Africa.
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South Africa Introduces New Manufacturing Tax Incentives
11/11/2010 The South African government has launched a ZAR20bn tax incentive programme
to improve the productivity of the country’s manufacturing sector, by supporting
investments in new assets and the training provided to employees.
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South Africa Begins Tax, Exchange Control Amnesties
11/9/2010 As was first announced during the 2010 budget speech this year, the South African
Revenue Service has confirmed that individuals and businesses who have
defaulted on their tax obligations, and those who have contravened exchange control
regulations, now have the opportunity to regularise their affairs by way of a
Voluntary Disclosure Programme.
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Argentina Catches Up On Tax Agreements
11/3/2010 The head of Argentina's Federal Administration of Public Revenue, Ricardo Echegaray has announced the signing of tax information exchange agreements with Russia, Italy and France as part of its strategy to crack down on tax evasion.
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EU Sees Increase In Restrictive Trade Barriers
10/27/2010 A new report published by the European Commission shows that more than 330
trade restrictive measures have been taken by the major trade partners of the
European Union since the outbreak of the financial and economic crisis in
2008.
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IMF Endorses South Africa's Fiscal Plans
9/22/2010 In its Article IV consultation with South Africa, the International Monetary Fund said the country's medium-term fiscal consolidation plan "struck the right
balance between supporting the ongoing recovery and rebuilding fiscal space".
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Talks To Be Held On Tripartite African Regional FTA
9/15/2010 It has been announced that a meeting will be held in January next year to discuss
the formation of the long-heralded tripartite free trade agreement between
the South African Development Community, the Common Market for Eastern
and Southern Africa and the East African Community.
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