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HEFFINGSAFDELING
Bedryfsheffing
Groot dank word uitgespreek aan lede van Graan SA wat die
afgelope jaar hul heffings getrou betaal het. Die heffinginkomste
bly steeds die belangrikste bron van inkomste vir Graan SA. Die
2017/2018-bemarkingsjaar het die eerste druk gevoel van die lae
kommoditeitspryse in die binneland sowel as die droogte in die Kaap.
Nietemin het produsente steeds getrou hul heffings betaal. Graan SA
bedank alle lede wat lojaal hul bydraes op al hul tonne maak. Lede kan
egter verseker wees dat uitgawes daadwerklik besnoei is, om sodoende
te kompenseer vir die kleiner inkomste van die bedryfsheffings.
Lidmaatskap van Graan SA
Graan SA se grondwet maak voorsiening vir kommersiële lede sowel
as studiegroeplede. In terme van die grondwet is lidmaatskap vir
kommersiële lede onderhewig aan die betaling van ’n bedryfsheffing per
ton op alle graan geproduseer, met ’n minimum bedrag van R1 000 plus
BTW betaalbaar vir volwaardige lidmaatskap. Studiegroeplede betaal
tans R50 per jaar.
TABLE 2 – Grain SA levy per ton per type of crop for 2019/2020.
TABEL 2 – Graan SA-heffing per ton per gewas vir 2019/2020.
CROP
LEVY PER TON*
Summer grains
Maize
R3,00
Sorghum
R3,00
Soybeans
R6,00
Sunflower
R6,00
Groundnuts
R11,50
Winter grains
Wheat
R3,50
Canola
R4,70
Barley
R3,50
Other cereals
R3,50
GEWAS
HEFFING PER TON*
Somergrane
Mielies
R3,00
Sorghum
R3,00
Sojabone
R6,00
Sonneblom
R6,00
Grondbone
R11,50
Wintergrane
Koring
R3,50
Kanola
R4,70
Gars
R3,50
Ander grane
R3,50
* Bogenoemde bedrae sluit BTW uit
* The above amounts exclude VAT
LEVY DIVISION
Commodity levy
We would like to thank members of Grain SA who regularly paid their
levies over the past year. The levy income remains the most important
source of income to Grain SA. The 2017/2018 marketing year felt the
first pressures of the low commodity prices in the interior, as well as of
the drought in the Cape. Nevertheless, producers continued to pay their
levies faithfully. Grain SA would like to thank all members who loyally
make their contributions on all their tons. However, members can be
assured that expenses were actively reduced in order to compensate
for the smaller income from the commodity levies.
Membership of Grain SA
The constitution of Grain SA makes provision for commercial as well
as study group members. In terms of the constitution, membership
for commercial members is subject to the payment of a commodity
levy per ton on all grain produced, with a minimum amount of
R1 000 plus VAT payable for full membership. Study group members
currently pay R50 per year.
Nuwe era-boere wat graan produseer, kan ’n lid van Graan SA word
deur die neergelegde heffing te betaal – soos wat vir kommersiële
produsente geld.
Eksklusiewe voordele vir lede is ook geskep:
Momentum polispakket is hersien en aangepas volgens lede
se behoeftes.
Ford bied spesiale pryse op enige voertuig aan vir Graan SA-lede.
Belastingvrye spaarplan by Corporate Guarantee.
NAMPO kaartjies.
Invordering van heffing
Heffings word op die volgende wyses ingesamel:
DEUR INVORDERINGSAGENTE
Invorderingsagente is maatskappye waar graan gelewer word.
Graan SA sluit kontrakte met die organisasies waar hulle onderneem
om met toestemming van die produsente heffings te verhaal by die
eerste punt van lewering en dit binne ’n sekere tyd aan Graan SA oor
te betaal. Die logo’s van Graan SA se vennote verskyn in
Figuur 1
.
DIREKTE OORBETALINGS
Lede kan ook hul heffings direk aan Graan SA oorbetaal by wyse van tjek,
deposito of elektroniese oorbetaling. Die metode van betaling is veral
gepas waar produsente se graan bemark word aan partye wat nie deel
vorm van Graan SA se heffingstrukture nie.
New Era farmers who produce grain can also become members of
Grain SA by paying the same set levies as commercial members.
Exclusive benefits were also created for members:
The Momentum policy package was revised and adjusted to
members’ needs.
Ford offers Grain SA members special prices on any vehicle.
Tax-free savings plan with Corporate Guarantee.
NAMPO tickets.
Collection of levy
Levies are collected in the following ways:
BY COLLECTION AGENTS
Collection agents are companies to whom grain is delivered. Grain SA
concludes contracts with the organisations in which they undertake
to collect levies at the first point of delivery with the agreement of the
producers and to pay over these levies to Grain SA within a stipulated
period. The logos of the Grain SA partners appear in
Figure 1
.
DIRECT TRANSFERS
Members can also pay their levies directly to Grain SA by way of a
cheque, a bank deposit or an electronic transfer. This payment method
is particularly suitable where producers market their grain to parties who
do not form part of the Grain SA levy structures.