Budget

2025

• Budget Speech by the Minister of Finance
• People’s Tax Guides for 2025 and more information, visit the Treasury website
• Budget tax guide 2025
• The complete set of Budget documents will be available for download from National Treasury’s website, see National Budget 2025

2024

• Medium Term Budget Policy Speech by the Minister of Finance – 30 October 2024
• Budget information as on 21 February 2024: 
  • Budget Speech by the Minister of Finance
  • People’s Tax Guides for 2024 and more information, visit the Treasury website
  • For the impact of Budget 2024 on the tax rates, see our Tax Rates webpages 
  • Budget tax guide 2024
  • The complete set of Budget documents will be available for download from National Treasury’s website, see National Budget 2024
  • SARS Media release – SARS is committed to supporting fiscal consolidation though improved tax administration
  • eLogbook

2023

• Medium Term Budget Policy Speech by the Minister of Finance – 1 November 2023
• Budget information as on 22 February 2023:
  • Budget Speech by the Minister of Finance
  • People’s Tax Guides for 2023 and more information, visit the Treasury website
  • For the impact of Budget 2023 on the tax rates, see our Tax Rates webpages 
  • Budget 2023 Tax Guide
  • The complete set of Budget documents will be available for download from National Treasury’s website, see National Budget 2023 
  • Travel Logbook information

2022

• Medium Term Budget Policy Speech by the Minister of Finance – 26 October 2022
• Budget information is published on 23 February 2022 in alignment with the Minister of Finance’s speech:
  • Budget Speech by the Minister of Finance – 23 February 2022
  • People’s Tax Guides for 2022 and more information, visit the Treasury website.
  • For the impact of Budget 2022 on the tax rates, see our Tax Rates webpage.
  • The complete set of Budget documents will be available for download from National Treasury’s website, see Treasury Budget 2022.
  • Budget Tax Guide for 2022 (For the 2023 year of assessment: 1 March 2022 – 28 February 2023)
    • Budget Tax Guide 2022 – IsiZulu
    • Budget Tax Guide 2022- Sesotho
    • Budget Tax Guide 2022 – Afrikaans
    • Budget Tax Guide 2022 – Sepedi
    • Budget Tax Guide 2022 – Xitsonga
    • Budget Tax Guide 2022 – Setswana
    • Budget Tax Guide 2022 – Tshivenda
    • Budget Tax Guide 2022 – siSwati
    • Budget Tax Guide 2022 – Xhosa
    • Budget Tax Guide 2022 – Ndebele

2021

• Medium Term Budget Policy Speech by the Minister of Finance – November 2021
  • Rest of documents
• Budget Speech by the Minister of Finance – 24 February 2021
• Budget Tax Guide for 2021 (For the 2022 year of assessment: 1 March 2021 – 28 February 2022)

• People’s Tax Guides for 2021, visit the Treasury website.

• For the impact of Budget 2021 on the tax rates, see our Tax Rates webpage.

• The complete set of Budget documents will be available for download from National Treasury’s website, see Treasury Budget 2021.

2020

• Medium Term Budget Policy Speech by the Minister of Finance – October 2020
  • Rest of documents
• Supplementary Budget speech by the Minister of Finance – 24 June 2020
  • Supplementary Budget Review
    • Full PDF document – 3MB
    • Individual Chapters
  • Bills:
    • Disaster Management Tax Relief Administration Bill 12 of 2020 introduced 24 June 2020
    • Disaster Management Tax Relief Bill 11 of 2020 introduced 24 June 2020
• Budget Speech by the Minister of Finance – 26 February 2020
  • Budget Tax Guide 2020 (For the 2021 year of assessment: 1 March 2020 – 28 February 2021)
    • Budget Tax Guide 2020 – IsiZulu
    • Budget Tax Guide 2020 – Sesotho
    • Budget Tax Guide 2020 – Afrikaans
    • Budget Tax Guide 2020 – Sepedi
    • Budget Tax Guide 2020 – Xitsonga
  • People’s Tax Guides for 2020, visit the Treasury website.
  • For the impact of Budget 2020 on the tax rates, see our Tax Rates webpage.
  • The complete set of Budget documents will be available for download from National Treasury’s website, see Treasury Budget 2020.

2019

• Medium Term Budget Policy Statement by the Minister of Finance – October 2019

• Budget Speech by the Minister of Finance – 20 February 2019
• Budget Tax Guide 2019 (For the 2020 year of assessment: 1 March 2019 – 29 February 2020):
  • Pocket tax guide 2019 – Afrikaans
  • Pocket tax guide 2019 – isiZulu
  • Pocket tax guide 2019 – Sepedi
  • Pocket tax guide 2019 – Sesotho
  • Pocket tax guide 2019 – Xitsonga
• People’s Tax Guides for 2019, visit the Treasury website.
• For the impact of Budget 2019 on the tax rates, see our  Tax Rates webpage.
• The complete set of Budget documents will be available for download from National Treasury’s website, see Treasury Budget 2019.

2018

• Medium Term Budget Policy Statement by the Minister of Finance – October 2018
• Budget Speech by the Minister of Finance – 21 February 2018
• Budget Tax Guide for 2018 (For the 2019 year of assessment: 1 March 2018 – 28 February 2019)
  • Budget 2018 Pocket Tax Guide – 2 pages and ideal for printing
  • 2018 Budget Tax Guide – Bigger font size for your convenience – 20 pages and bigger font for online reading
    • Budget Tax guide 2018 – Afrikaans
    • Budget Tax guide 2018 – Sepedi
    • Budget Tax guide 2018 – Sesotho
    • Budget Tax guide 2018 – Xitsonga
  • Budget 2018 Highlights
• People’s Tax Guides for 2018, visit the Treasury website.
• For the impact of Budget 2018 on the tax rates, see our Tax Rates webpage. 
• Budget documents will be available for purchase from 14:00 on 21 February 2018, see more info here.
• The complete set of Budget documents is available for download from National Treasury’s website, see Treasury Budget 2018.

2017

• Medium Term Budget Policy Statement by the Minister of Finance – October 2017
• Budget Speech by the Minister of Finance – February 2017
• Budget Tax Guide for 2017 (For the 2018 year of assessment: 1 March 2017- 28 February 2018):
  • Budget Tax Guide A4 Pocket tax guide – 2 pages and ideal for printing 
  • Bigger font size for your convenience_Budget Tax Guide 2017 Pocket tax guide – 19 pages and bigger font for online reading
    • Afrikaans
    • isiZulu
    • Sepedi
    • Sesotho
    • Xitsonga
• For the People’s Tax Guides for 2017, visit the Treasury website.
• For the impact of Budget 2017 on the tax rates, see our Tax Rates webpage. 

2016

• Medium Term Budget Policy Statement by the Minister of Finance – October 2016
• Budget Speech by the Minister of Finance – February 2016
• 2016 Budget Tax Rates guide (For the 2017 year of assessment – 1 March 2016 – 28 February 2017)

  Please note: A tax pocket guide can be obtained from your nearest SARS branch.

• For the People’s Tax Guides for 2016, visit the Treasury website.
• For the impact of Budget 2016 on the tax rates, see our Tax Rates webpage. 

2015

• Medium Term Budget Policy Statement by the Minister of Finance – October 2015
• Budget Speech by the Minister of Finance – February 2015
• Budget Tax Guide 2015 (For the 2016 year of assessment – 1 March 2015 – 29 February 2016)

  Please note: A tax pocket guide can be obtained from your nearest SARS branch.

• For the People’s Tax Guides for 2015, visit the Treasury website. 

2014

• Medium Term Budget Policy Statement by the Minister of Finance – 22 Oct 2014
• Budget Speech by the Minister of Finance – February 2014
• Tax Pocket Guide for 2014 (For the 2015 year of assessment – 1 March 2014 to 28 February 2015)
• People’s Tax Guide for 2014:
  • English
  • Tswana
  • Zulu
  • Afrikaans
  • Xhosa

2013

• Medium Term Budget Policy Statement by the Minister of Finance – October 2013
• Budget Speech by the Minister of Finance – February 2013
• Tax Pocket Guide for 2013 (For the 2014 year of assessment – 1 March 2013 to 28 February 2014)
• People’s Tax Guide for 2013:
  • English
  • Tswana
  • Zulu
  • Afrikaans
  • Xhosa

2012

• Medium Term Budget Policy Statement by the Minister of Finance – October 2012
• Budget Speech by the Minister of Finance – February 2012
• Tax Pocket Guide for 2012 (For the 2013 year of assessment – 1 March 2012  to 28 February 2013)
• People’s Tax Guide for 2012:
  • English
  • Tswana
  • Zulu
  • Afrikaans
  • Xhosa