This publication covers the period 1979 to 2015. Although the South African Revenue Service (SARS) publishes information on the South African tax system in various documents, no previous supplement of this nature has been published by the South African Reserve Bank (the Bank) before. This supplement provides an overview of the current and historical rates for various taxes, duties and levies collected by SARS. For the most important types of taxes, the coverage goes back to 1979, but for the less important ones, only a more recent subset is covered. While care has been taken in the preparation of this document to ensure that the rates published at the date of publication are correct, minor errors may have occurred. The contents are intended for general purpose and research only and are not intended to serve as financial or other advice.This publication will be updated and published every five years. Updates for the years in between will only be added on the Bank’s website