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Whilst there were no radical changes in the tax sphere, the following stand out:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A small adjustment to income tax thresholds.<\/li>\n<li>No adjustment in the income tax brackets for individuals (no inflationary adjustment).<\/li>\n<li>No adjustment in transfer duty or the threshold of R900,000.<\/li>\n<li>No increase the inclusion rate of capital gains tax.<\/li>\n<li>Fuel levy increase below inflation (29c for petrol and 30c for diesel).<\/li>\n<li>7.4% to 9% increase in sin taxes.<\/li>\n<li>Carbon Tax to be implemented on 1 June 2019.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For further details, contact your STBB attorney.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new Minister of Finance, the Honourable Mr. Tito Mboweni, delivered the National Treasury budget for 2019\/2020 this afternoon. 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