The South African Reserve Bank has adjusted the repo rate under its monetary policy framework, increasing it from 7.00% to 7.25% effective 25 September 2026. As a result, the official rate of interest, as defined in section 1 of the Income...
Dรฉcret nยฐ2026-1358, signed on 2 June 2026, introduces an increase to the national minimum wage and statutory contribution ceilings for the non-agricultural sector in Madagascar. These changes take effect from 1 October 2026 and replace...
Ghana has enacted the Income Tax (Amendment) Act, 2026 (Act 1178), assented to and gazetted on 26 August 2026. The Act revises the individual income tax bands applicable to PAYE calculations for resident employees. The Ghana Revenue...
Practice Note IT/01/23, issued under Legal Notice No. 4 of 2007 and sections 7(f) and (ff) of the Income Tax Order, revises the valuation rules for employer-provided accommodation and housing benefits in Eswatini. The previously announced...
Government Notice No. 236 of 2026, published in Government Gazette No. 8975 on 15 July 2026, amends the Regulations under the Social Security Act, 1994 by revising the maximum basic salary ceiling for contributions to the Maternity Leave,...
The Botswana Income Tax Act, 2026, and the Income Tax Regulations, 2026, introduce prescribed rules for valuing employee non-cash benefits. BURS published these rules in the Tax Table and Guidance Notes for Employees' Income, effective 1...
Uganda's Income Tax (Amendment) Act, 2026, assented to by the President on 20 August 2026, introduces revised income tax rates and thresholds for resident individuals. The payroll-related amendments are effective from 1 July 2026. ...
The Mauritius Finance Act, enacted on 12 August 2026, introduces significant amendments to the Income Tax Act affecting payroll, personal taxation, and employee benefits. The Act brings three major changes effective from various dates: a...
The Eswatini Revenue Service has deferred implementation of Practice Note IT/01/23, which governs the valuation of benefits in kind, from the originally scheduled date of 1 July 2026 to 1 September 2026. This deferral provides employers...
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Madagascar has issued Decree 2026-1352 on 2 June 2026, which establishes new national minimum wage rates effective 1 March 2026 for both agricultural and non-agricultural sectors. New National Minimum Wage Rates: Effective 1 March 2026 ...
Mauritius has increased the minimum and maximum basic wage limits on which National Savings Fund (NSF) contributions are calculated, effective 1 July 2026. These updated thresholds apply to all employers and affect NSF contribution...
Zanzibar has enacted the Finance (Public Revenue Management) Act, 2026 (Act No. 2 of 2026), which amends several tax and revenue laws, including the Vocational Training Act, No. 8 of 2006. A key change from this Act is a reduction in the...
The Botswana Income Tax Act, 2026 (Act No. 13 of 2026) introduces significant revisions to individual income tax rates for both resident and non-resident individuals. Published in the Government Gazette Extraordinary Vol. LXIV, No. 75 on...
The General Organization for Social Insurance (GOSI) contribution rates for Saudi national employees will increase effective 1 July 2026 under the third annual step-up of the phased reform programme introduced by the Social Insurance Law...
