National Treasury

Press Releases - 2015

21 Dec

Media Statement: SAA concluding swap transaction with Airbus as directed by Finance Minister

(181kb)

20 Dec

Media Statement: Minister of Finance congratulates City of Johannesburg for ratings upgrade by Fitch ratings

(170kb)

17 Dec

Media Release: Proposal to provide excise relief for Brandy as announced in Budget 2015: Request for public comment

(122kb)

16 Dec

Media Statement: Moody’s affirms South Africa’s ratings at Baa2, revises outlook to negative

(159kb)

14 Dec

Media Statement: Statement by Minister of Finance after his appointment

(165kb)

11 Dec

Media Statement: Statement by the new Finance Minister Desmond van Rooyen

(169kb)

04 Dec

Media Statement: Response to the rating actions by Fitch Ratings (Fitch) and Standard and Poor’s (S&P)

(189kb)

03 Dec

	Press Release: A320/A330 Swap Transaction	(131kb)
	Press Release: Implementation of Tax Harmonisation of Retirement Fund Contributions and Benefits	(218kb)
	Questions and Answers (Q&A): Tax harmonisation and retirement reforms	(255kb)

27 Nov

Media Statement: National Treasury’s decision not to invoke Section 216(2) of the Constitution against the 27 defaulting municipalities that have not honoured their payment arrangements

(291kb)

25 Nov

	Media Statement and related documents: Summary of comments and response and the socio-economic impact assessment report on the draft Financial Intelligence Centre Amendment Bill, 2015
	Media Statement: Media reports about developments at SAA	(97kb)

09 Nov

Inviting Technical Tax proposals for Annexure C of the 2016 Budget Review proposals

(156kb)

02 Nov

Media Statement and related documents: Publication of the Draft Carbon Tax Bill for public comment

27 Oct

	Media Statement and related documents: Urgent request for public comment on the Timing of Uniform Taxation and Annuitisation for Retirement Funds in the Taxation Laws Amendment Bill, 2015
	Media Statement and related documents: Tabling of Financial Sector Regulation Bill to give effect to Twin Peaks reform

15 Oct

Media Statement: National Treasury’s statement on SABMiller

(203kb)

09 Oct

	Media Statement: National Treasury appointed Banks to arrange the issuance of a Foreign Currency Denominated Bond	(174kb)
	Statement to all the registered CFIs	(171kb)

01 Oct

Media Statement: Retirement Reform: Extension of consultation period on draft default regulations

(99kb)

30 Sep

	Media Statement: Postponement of South African Airways SOC Limited annual general meeting	(173kb)
	Media Statement: Minimum competency levels for Municipal officials effective from October 2015	(107kb)

16 Sep

Media Statement: South Africa comes third in in the 2015 Open Budget Index Survey

(189kb)

11 Sep

Media Advisory: MTBPS 2015

(164kb)

02 Sep

Media Statement: Government takes action to establish the extent and abuse of emolument attachment orders for credit granted against Public Servants

(92kb)

01 Sep

Media Statement: Moody’s affirms South Africa’s ratings, maintains stable outlook

(143kb)

27 Aug

Press Release: Launching of the Central Supplier Database (CSD)

(95kb)

24 Aug

Press Release: Urban Investment Partnership Conference 27th and 28th August 2015 in Johannesburg

(322kb)

21 Aug

Media Statement: Project spider web document baseless

(169kb)

13 Aug

Media Statement and related documents: Strengthening South Africa’s Resolution Framework for Financial Institutions

22 Jul

	2015 Draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill and 2015 draft Tax Administration Laws Amendment Bill
	Retirement Reform; Draft Default Regulations for public comment

17 Jul

	Media Statement: Response to the OEDC’S 2015 Economic report	(233kb)
	OECD Economic Surveys: South Africa 2015	(1,455kb)

15 Jul

	Press Release: 2014/15 Provincial Budgets: Fourth Quarter Year to Date Provincial Budgets and Expenditure Report (Preliminary Outcome)
	Media Advisory: The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) will be releasing its Economic Report/ Assessment of South Africa on the 17 July 2015	(33kb)

14 Jul

Press Statement: Northern Cape unemployed youth to be trained in public finance management

(158kb)

08 Jul

Media Statement: Appointment of the BRICS new Development Bank Executive Management Team

(250kb)

01 Jul

Media Statement: Government sells Vodacom stake to raise funds for Eskom allocation

(179kb)

26 Jun

	Media Statement: Parliament passes Eskom Bills	(189kb)
	Media Statement: Nomination and appointment of officials to BRICS new Development Bank	(239kb)

23 Jun

Media Statement and related documents: The International Monetary Fund staff concludes visit to South Africa for 2015

17 Jun

Media Statement and related documents: New South Africa and Mauritius tax treaty enters into force

15 Jun

	Press Release: Local Government Revenue and Expenditure: Third Quarter Local Government Section 71 Report For the period: 1 July 2014 – 31 March 2015	(777kb)
	Media Statement: Standard and Poor’s affirms South Africa’s ratings, maintains stable outlook	(143kb)

06 Jun

Media Statement: Fitch Ratings affirms South Africa’s ratings, maintains negative outlook

(143kb)

05 Jun

	Media Statement and related documents: 1st batch of the 2015 Draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill
	Press Release: Second Draft of Ministerial Regulations Issued Under the Financial Markets Act No. 19, 2012	(170kb)
	Supporting documents on the Second Draft of Ministerial Regulations Issued Under the Financial Markets Act No. 19, 2012

03 Jun

Media Statement: Minister tables Eskom special Appropriation Bill

(189kb)

29 May

Media Release: Provincial Budgets and Expenditure Report - Preliminary Outcome for the 2014/15 Financial Year

(307kb)

07 May

	Media Statement: Statement on SARS reaching an agreement with former officials	(171kb)
	Media Statement: 2014/15 Financial year-end preliminary outcomes Consolidated Government	(226kb)

30 Apr

Media Statement: Finance Minister withdraws implementation of UIF proposal to allow more time for consultation process

(180kb)

21 Apr

Media Statement: Request for public comments on the Draft Financial Intelligence Centre Amendment Bill, 2015 and related documents

17 Apr

Media Statement: Request for public comments on the draft Insurance Bill, 2015 and related documents

16 Apr

Media Statement: Minister's statement on SAA

(230kb)

08 Apr

Media Statement: Launching of the Central Supplier Database and eTender Publication Portal

(623kb)

02 Apr

	Provisional Financing Figures as at 31 Mar 2015	(181kb)
	Media Statement: Minister Clarifies Media Reports Relating To The Appointment Of ESKOM Board	(172kb)
	Gazette 38626 - Determination on the Requirements for Hedge Funds	(241kb)

01 Apr

Media Statement: Minister of Finance, Mr Nhlanhla Nene, on the Preliminary Outcomes of Revenue Collection for the 2014/15 Fiscal Year

(351kb)

31 Mar

	Media Statement: Finance Minister Extends Consultation on UIF Proposal By One Month	(193kb)
	Media Statement: National Treasury Withholds Transfer of Funds to 60 Municipalities	(184kb)
	Advisory Note: List of Municipalities Affected by the Withholding of Equitable Share as of March 2015	(214kb)

30 Mar

Statement of the National Revenue, Expenditure and Borrowing as at 28 February 2015

19 Mar

Media Statement: Minister announces members of the SARS Advisory Committee

(258kb)

09 Mar

Press Release: Publication of the Section 71 outcomes for the 2nd quarter of 2014/15 and the conditional grant information for all municipalities

(259kb)

06 Mar

	Press Release: Final Declaration and Requirements on Hedge Funds	(236kb)
	Gazette 38503 - Declaration of hedge funds	(622kb)
	Gazette 38540 - Hedge fund notice and others	(1,066kb)

04 Mar

	Media Statement: Minister seeks public comment on proposed temporary reduction of UIF contributions	(180kb)
	Invitation for public comment on proposed reduction of unemployment insurance contributions: section 6 of unemployment insurance contributions act, 2002	(180kb)

03 Mar

Media Statement: Pending review of the companies and close corporation re-instatement process

(175kb)

25 Feb

Media Statement: Statement by Minister Nene on SARS’ governance arrangements

(281kb)

20 Feb

	Media Statement: Publication of the final Notice and Regulations for Tax Free Savings and Investment Accounts	(268kb)
	Draft Legislation: Final Notice and Regulations for Tax Free Savings and Investment Accounts

17 Feb

	Alert: Public consultation workshops on draft market conduct policy framework	(207kb)
	Press Release: Provincial Budgets and Expenditure Report for 9 months to the end of Dec 2014

04 Feb

	Media Statement: Treasury publishes supply chain management review, first such assessment since 2004	(283kb)
	2015 Public Sector Supply chain management review	(2,536kb)

02 Feb

	Media Statement: National Government and Limpopo agree on hand-over of powers back to the province	(272kb)
	Media Alert: Change of venue for Johannesburg consultation on Financial Sector Regulation Bill	(119kb)

30 Jan