TRIPLE DIVIDENDS OF WATER CONSUMPTION CHARGES IN SOUTH AFRICA
Anthony Letsoalo, James Blignaut, Theuns De Wet, Martin De Wit, Sebastiaan Hess, ...
The South African government is exploring ways to address water scarcity problems by introducing a water resource management charge on the quantity of water used in sectors such as irrigated...
Van Heerden, Jan H., Blignaut, James, Horridge, Mark
A static computable general equilibrium model of South Africa is adapted to compare new taxes on water demand by two industries, namely forestry, and irrigated field crops. Comparisons are made with...
James Blignaut, Christina Moolman
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On the Real Exchange Rate Effects of Higher Electricity Prices in South Africa
Jan Van Heerden, James Blignaut, Andre Jordaan
The paper uses a static Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model of South Africa and simulates various shocks to the price of electricity. We attempt di¤erent closures to the model and compare...
THE IMPACT OF AN ELECTRICITY GENERATION TAX ON THE SOUTH AFRICAN ECONOMY
Reyno Seymore, Philip David Adams, Margaret Mabugu, Jan Van Heerden, James Blignaut
In the 2008 budget of the Minister of Finance, the South African Government proposed to impose a 2 cents/kilowatt-hour (c/kWh) tax on the sale of electricity generated from non-renewable sources;...
James Blignaut, Jan Van Heerden
South Africa is in the grip of an electricity crisis marked by a euphemism known as “load shedding”. The demand for electricity has grown to the point that the supply reserve margin is often...
Jan Van Heerden, Reyer Gerlagh, James Blignaut, Mark Horridge, Sebastiaan Hess, Ramos Mabugu, ...
A CGE model of South Africa is used to find the potential for a double or triple dividend if the revenues raised from an energy-related environmental tax are recycled to households and industry...