Question NW850 to the Minister of Finance

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02 June 2020 - NW850

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Hill-Lewis, Mr GG to ask the Minister of Finance

With reference to the tax measures introduced to combat the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, what (a) is the envisaged number of beneficiaries who will benefit from the tax subsidy of up to R500 per month for private sector employees earning below R 6 500 per month granted to employers under the Employment Tax Incentive in each province and (b) number of employers have already made use of the specified tax subsidy in each province to date?

Reply:

a) We estimate that 492 386 employees will benefit from the tax subsidy of R500 per month. The table below is breakdown per province.

Province

Total Number

EASTERN CAPE

23 658

FREE STATE

12 063

GAUTENG

260 264

KWA-ZULU NATAL

60 586

LIMPOPO

9 390

MPUMALANGA

17 963

NORTH WEST

10 124

NORTHERN CAPE

4 935

WESTERN CAPE

93 403

Grand Total

492 386

b) 10 223 companies have thus far made use of the wage subsidy for employees earning less than R6 500 per month. The table below is a breakdown of this figure per province.

Province

Grand Total

EASTERN CAPE

548

FREE STATE

360

GAUTENG

4 890

KWA-ZULU NATAL

1 144

LARGE BUSINESS CENTRE

192

LIMPOPO

120

MPUMALANGA

258

NORTH WEST

155

WESTERN CAPE

2 556

Grand Total

10 223

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