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South Africa: Treasury calls for carbon tax comment
2016-06-21 09:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Business Day: THE Treasury is asking for public comment by July 29 on draft regulations published at the weekend, detailing how companies can offset their liability for a carbon tax that will be introduced in 2017. Carbon tax puts a price on the emission of greenhouse gases to encourage companies to save energy or switch to more environmentally friendly fuels. It is expected to hit local businesses hard as 90% of SAs electricity comes from Eskoms coal-fired power stations. The Treasury is proposing that...
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