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The National Treasury is responsible for managing South Africa's national government finances.

Supporting efficient and sustainable public financial management is fundamental to the promotion of economic development, good governance, social progress and a rising standard of living for all South Africans. The Constitution of the Republic (Chapter 13) mandates the National Treasury to ensure transparency, accountability and sound financial controls in the management of public finances. (more)

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BUDGET 2019
The Minister of Finance, Hon. Tito Titus Mboweni will table the 2019 Budget in Parliament on 20 February 2019 at 2pm. All the documents relating to the MTBPS, including the Minister's speech, will be available on this website as soon as the Minister starts speaking in Parliament.

Latest News

20 Jan

Media Statement: Minister Mboweni convenes Second Colloquiumon the Economy

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18 Jan

	Media statement: Publication of the 2018 Tax Acts and Accompanying Documentation	(197kb)
	2018 Tax Acts

16 Jan

	Joint statement on release of consultation paper on crypto assets	(244kb)
	Consultation paper on policy proposals for crypto assets	(924kb)

14 Jan

Media Advisory: Pre-World Economic Forum Breakfast

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08 Jan

Media statement: Warning regarding scammers

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03 Jan

Provisional Financing Figures as at 31 December 2018

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21 Dec

Statement of the National Revenue, Expenditure and Borrowing as at 30 November 2018

20 Dec

	Media Advisory: Colloquium on the Economy	(164kb)
	Media Statement: New Study Estimates 1 Billion Rand Revenue Loss, and Offers Way Forward	(360kb)
	Media Statement: New Research on Profit Shifting and Corporate Tax Avoidance.	(363kb)

14 Dec

Media statement: Extension of SARS Acting Commissioner’s Term

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13 Dec

Retail banking diagnostic: Comments Matrix

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11 Dec

Media Statement and related documents: Conduct of Financial Institutions (COFI) Bill

10 Dec

	Media statement: Government’s response to the rating action by Fitch Ratings	(277kb)
	Media statement: Invitation to comment on the National Payment System Act Review policy paper	(299kb)
	Review of the National Payment System Act 78 of 1998	(1,325kb)

04 Dec

	Press Release : 2018/19 Municipal Budget Information : First Quarter Financial Results as at 30 September 2018
	Provisional Financing Figures as at 30 November 2018	(193kb)

30 Nov

	Statement of the National Revenue, Expenditure and Borrowing as at 31 October 2018
	Media statement: 2018 BRICS Finance and Central Banks Outcomes Document	(302kb)
	BRICS Finance and Central Bank Outcomes	(512kb)
	2nd Publication of BRICS PPP Frameworks	(1,266kb)

26 Nov

Media Statement: Government Response to S&P's 2018 Rating Action

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21 Nov

	Media Statement: Carbon Tax Bill Tabling	(262kb)
	Carbon Tax Bill 2018-B46-2018	(748kb)
	Carbon Tax Bill Tabling - Annexure A	(263kb)
	Explanatory Memorandum to the 2018 Carbon Tax Bill - 20 Nov 2018	(841kb)

19 Nov

Media Statement: SOUTH AFRICA: Staff Concluding Statement of an IMF Staff Visit

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18 Nov

Media Statement: Minister of Finance appointed a trustee of AU Peace Fund

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16 Nov

	Media Statement: Final Investigation Report on Eskom and Transnet	(192kb)
	Chapter I: Final Report: Forensic Investigation into Various Allegations at Transnet	(4,234kb)
	Chapter II: Mckinsey, Trillian and Regiments	(4,079kb)
	Chapter III: Report relating to Eskom investigations	(2,004kb)

14 Nov

Media Statement: Local Government adopted Capital and Operating Expenditure budgets for the 2018/19 Medium Term Revenue and Expenditure Framework (MTREF)

12 Nov

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

08 Nov

Media Statement: Government negotiations between South Africa and Germany: New commitments for digital transformation and mobilising private capital

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02 Nov

Provisional Financing Figures as at 31 October 2018

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01 Nov

Media Statement: Inviting Technical Tax Proposals for Annexure C of the 2019 Budget Review

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30 Oct

Statement of the National Revenue, Expenditure and Borrowing as at 30 September 2018

24 Oct

	MTBPS 2018
	Media Advisory: Minister of Finance to hold a Media Conference	(192kb)

05 Oct

Media statement: Minister Nhlanhla Nene's message to fellow South Africans

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04 Oct

Media advisory: Media Workshop 23 October 2018

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03 Oct

Media statement: Minister of Finance's statement at the State Capture Inquiry

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02 Oct

Provisional Financing Figures as at 30 September 2018

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01 Oct

Public workshop presentation: South African Retail Banking Diagnostic - Treating Customers Fairly in relation to Transactional Accounts and Fixed Deposits

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Media statement: Debt Listing Requirements

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30 Sep

Statement of the National Revenue, Expenditure and Borrowing as at 31 August 2018

25 Sep

	Media statement: Financial Sector Laws Amendment Bill for public comment
	Media statement: Constitutional Court Case (MS Rosemary Hunter Vs FSB)	(316kb)

20 Sep

Draft Response documents on the 2018 draft tax bills

19 Sep

Speech by Deputy Minister Mondli Gungubele, at the Doing Business in South Africa 2018 Report

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13 Sep

Speech by Minister of Finance Nhlanhla Nene at Moody’s Annual Sub-Saharan Africa Summit 2018

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10 Sept

Speech by Minister of Finance Mr. Nhlanhla Nene 2018 Tax Indaba

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Speech by Minister of Finance Mr. Nhlanhla Nene at the GEPF Thought Leadership Event

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04 Sep

	Provisional Financing Figures as at 31 August 2018	(192kb)
	Media Statement: Treating Bank Customers More Fairly: Invitation to comment on the South Africa Retail Banking Diagnostic	(524kb)
	Achieving Effective Financial Inclusion in South Africa	(2,370kb)
	SA Retail Banking Diagnostic Report	(845kb)

03 Sep

	Joint Media Statement: Publication of the draft report “Protecting the integrity and effectiveness of South African wholesale financial markets” for consultation	(125kb)
	2018 Financial Markets Review	(1,327kb)

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