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Finance and Tax Library Guide: Selected websites

Guide for library resources for UCT Finance students

Useful websites for Finance and Tax

South African Reserve Bank: https://www.resbank.co.za/en/home

Section 224 of the Constitution of South Africa states the mandate of the SARB South African Reserve Bank as follows: The primary object of the South African Reserve Bank is to protect the value of the currency in the interest of balanced and sustainable economic growth in the Republic. The South African Reserve Bank, in support of its primary objective, must perform its functions independently and without fear, favour or prejudice.

South African Institute of Tax Professionals : https://www.thesait.org.za/

The South African Institute of Taxation (SAIT) is the largest of the professional tax bodies in South Africa, and seeks to enhance the tax profession by developing standards in education, compliance, monitoring and performance.  The vision of the Institute is: To be the professional tax body of choice.

Statistics South Africa https://www.statssa.gov.za/

Vision: Improving lives through data ecosystems. Mission: Transform the production, coordination and use of statistics through optimization, partnerships and innovation

World Bank Group  : https://www.worldbank.org

The World Bank Group works in every major area of development. We provide a wide array of financial products and technical assistance and help countries share and apply innovative knowledge and solutions to tackle today’s intertwined development challenges.

World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (OKR) : https://openknowledge.worldbank.org

The World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (OKR) is The World Bank’s official open access repository for its research outputs and knowledge products.

World Bank Group Doing Business : https://www.doingbusiness.org/

The Doing Business project provides objective measures of business regulations and their enforcement across 190 economies and selected cities.

South African Department of National Treasuryhttps://www.treasury.gov.za/

The National Treasury is responsible for managing South Africa's national government finances.

South African Revenue Service : https://www.sars.gov.za/

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) is the nation’s tax collecting authority. Established in terms of the South African Revenue Service Act 34 of 1997 as an autonomous agency, we are responsible for administering the South African tax system and customs service.

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