Is South Africa’s tax system at its limits, or can more be done?
The AIDC submission to Parliament’s Standing Committee on Finance addresses the 2026 draft Rates, Taxation Laws Amendment (TLAB), and Tax Administration Laws Amendment (TALAB) Bills.
This study provides the first bottom-up estimate of the corporate tax gap for South Africa. The tax gap is the difference between what firms actually reported and what they should have paid in the absence of any misreporting.
The AIDC welcomes the Court’s emphasis on Section 24 of the Constitution and its interpretation of the interplay between environmental protection and development.
Twenty-four young activists came together from over eight organisations across four provinces, united by a shared commitment to understanding and ultimately transforming the conditions that shape their communities.