Director : Policy Costings

National TreasuryPretoria, ZA

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Job title : Director : Policy Costings

Job Location : Gauteng, Pretoria

Deadline : November 17, 2025

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Purpose of the Role

To provide analysis enabling the calculation of the revenue implications of tax proposals.

Qualification / s Requirements

A Grade 12 is required coupled with a minimum bachelor’s degree (equivalent to NQF level 7) in Economics / Statistics / Mathematics;

A minimum of 5 years’ experience at a middle or senior managerial level obtained in research and tax policy analysis and formulation;

Knowledge and experience of the broader policy framework on tax revenue and related processes; and

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.

Key Performance Areas

Develop microsimulation models for corporate income tax (CIT), personal income tax (PIT) and value-added tax (VAT) :

Develop excel-based microsimulation models to simulate policy options for PIT, CIT, and VAT;

Perform regular updating of the microsimulation models; and

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.

Preparation, publication and development of tax expenditure statement and annual tax review (Tax Statistics publication) :

Assist with compiling the annual tax review and ensure accuracy and integrity of data;

Coordinate inputs from the National Treasury Tax Policy unit into the publication;

Provide inputs to the South African Revenue Service (SARS) with the compiling of tables and graphs on tax revenue statistical data;

Conduct research on international tax expenditure reporting and methodological best practices to enhance South Africa’s current reporting;

Determine data requirements on tax expenditures in conjunction with SARS; and

Publish statistical tables and graphs for the tax expenditure statement in the annual Budget Review.

Assist directorates with modelling the economic impact and revenue implications of different tax policy proposals :

Provide analysis to estimate the revenue implications of specific tax proposals; and

Justify and motivate the quantification of economic commonness of various taxes.

Closing Date : 17 November 2025

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