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...
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...
Who would eat more with a Food Voucher Programme in South Africa?
A Computable General Equilibrium model is used to find the effects of a food voucher scheme on the economy in South Africa. If firms consider the issuing of vouchers as increased remuneration, they...
THE COMPETITIVENESS IMPACT OF A MULTILATERAL ELECTRICITY GENERATION TAX
Reyno Seymore, Margaret Mabugu, Jan Van Heerden
The South African Government announced, in the 2008 Budget Review, the intention to tax the generation of electricity from non-renewable sources with 2c/kWh. This tax is to be collected by the...
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...