Director: Policy Costings

Requirements

A Grade 12 is required coupled with a minimum Bachelor’s degree (equivalent to NQF level 7) in Economics or Statistics or Mathematics or Accounting or Taxation. 5 years of experience at a middle/senior managerial level obtained in tax or public policy research and tax policy analysis and formulation. Knowledge and experience of the broader policy framework on tax revenue and related processes required to formulate the fiscal framework for the annual Budget and Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement. Successful completion of the Nyukela Public Service Senior Management Leadership Programme as endorsed by the National School of Government available as an online course on https://www.thensg.gov.za/training-course/sms-pre-entry-programme/, prior to finalisation of an appointment.

Duties

Develop microsimulation models for corporate income tax (CIT), personal income tax (PIT) and value-added tax (VAT): Develop excel-based micro simulation models to simulate policy options for Personal Income Tax, Corporate Income Tax, and Value Added Tax. Perform regular updating of the micro-simulation models. Use microsimulation models to estimate the revenue and distributional impacts of proposed policy interventions. Annual tax incentive reviews: Assist policy directorates with data and methodological requirements to perform tax incentive reviews, including sourcing relevant data and implementing methodologies to enable the quantitative and qualitative review of tax incentives. Engage the South African Revenue Service (SARS) to source and ensure the accuracy and integrity of tax administrative data enabling the review of tax incentives. Produce descriptive statistics of the tax admini

Enquiries

enquiries only (No applications): Recruitment.Enquries@treasury.gov.za

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