The Department of Environmental Affairs has proposed an environmental levy or tax in South Africa on all goods which have an electrical plug.<\/p>\n
This is according to a report in Business Day<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n This levy, said Department of Environmental Affairs spokesman Albi Modise, is aimed at managing the disposal of electrical products after they are no longer used.<\/p>\n The new levy or tax is therefore a way to get funds to limit harm to the environment by electrical equipment.<\/p>\n Business Day quoted Modise as saying that the department is planning to improve the \u201cmanagement of various waste streams\u201d, which includes electrical equipment.<\/p>\n Modise would not confirm or deny that the planned environmental levy would be 10% \u2013 the number which Business Day said was claimed by an industry group.<\/p>\n This additional tax on electrical goods will be passed on to consumers, which will result in an increase in the price of electrical products,<\/p>\n This was seen earlier this year when government introduced VAT on digital goods sold in South Africa.<\/p>\n Many digital goods suppliers, including Apple, informed consumers that there was an upward adjustment of prices to account for the 14% value added tax being charged on digital goods.<\/p>\n This article first appeared on MyBroadband<\/a><\/p>\n How much electricity is stolen in South Africa<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\nMore on South Africa<\/h3>\n