Environmental Levy for Electricity The South African Revenue Service (Sars) has published for comment draft legislation on the proposed introduction of an Environmental Levy for Electricity. The proposed legislation relates to (i) Schedule No.1 Part 3 – Environmental Levy; (ii) Schedule No. 8 – Ordinary Levy; (iii) Draft Rules; (iv) Form DA 185 – Application Form Registration / Licensing of Customs and Excise Clients; (v) Form DA185.4A12 – Electricity Producer (Chapters VA and Section 59A and the Rules thereto); and (vi) Form DA161B – Electricity Account – Environmental Levy Account for Electricity. Comment is due by 25 August 2008. Transnet Ports Authority July 2008 Figures Transnet Ports Authority has released its cargo figures for July 2008, which indicate a small decrease in actual cargo and containers handled at all ports. Cargo handled in tons Cargo handled by the respective ports, expressed in million tons (Mt), with the June 2008 figures in brackets: Richards Bay 5.986Mt (7.665Mt) Durban 6.885Mt (6.802Mt) Saldanha Bay 3.872Mt (3.775Mt) Cape Town 1.169Mt (1.235Mt) Port Elizabeth 1.033Mt (1.176Mt) Mossel Bay 0.244Mt (0.106Mt) East London 0.226Mt (0.226Mt) Containers (TEUs) Cargo handled by the respective ports, expressed in twenty-foot Equivalent units or TEUs, with the June 2008 figures in brackets: Durban 219 059 (241 313) Cape Town 65 229 (72 448) Port Elizabeth 43 658 (43 446) East London 5 668 (5 505) Richards Bay 2 244 (1 217) Total handled during July 335 858 TEUs (363 929TEUs).
