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DIESELrabat
Die dieselrabat het weer eens in hierdie verslagdoeningstydperk
prioriteitsaandag ontvang. Vertragings in die betaling van die diesel-
rabat en BTW-eise het veroorsaak dat produsente ernstige kontant
vloeiprobleme ervaar het. Daar was vertragings in uitbetalings deur die
SAID sonder dat redes vir die vertragings gegee word, terwyl ander
die gevolg was van oudits wat gedoen is; uitdagings met kommuni-
kasie en vertolking van logboekinskrywings. Gereelde vergaderings is
met die SAID se hoofkantoor in hierdie verband gehou. Graan SA het
ook met Agri SA en Suid-Afrikaanse Instituut van Belastingkundiges
(SAIB) saamgewerk aan ’n vraelys wat waardevolle inligting verkry het
wat met die SAID en Tesourie opgevolg kon word. Gereelde gesprekke
is ook met die Belastingombud gevoer om probleme wat met vertra
gings ervaar word onder sy kantoor se aandag te bring.
In 2017 het die Tesourie ’n besprekingsdokument oor die nuwe
dieselkortingstelsel gepubliseer. Graan SA het hieroor kommentaar
gelewer. Die Tesourie en die SAID het in Augustus 2018 bedryfswerks
winkels aangebied waar die voorstelle vir die dieselkortinghersiening
behoorlik bespreek is. In September 2018 het Graan SA ook finale
kommentaar oor die beoogde veranderinge verskaf.
Die landboumasjineriebedryf
As gevolg van gevorderde internasionale tegnologie voer Suid-
Afrika die meeste van sy landboumasjinerie in, wat weer eens die R/$-
wisselkoers ’n belangrike faktor in prysbepaling maak. ’n Versterking
van die rand dra dus tot laer pryse op landboumasjinerie by, terwyl ’n
swakker rand tot hoër pryse bydra.
PRYSE
Die prys van landboumasjinerie het gemiddeld met 2,3% gedaal vanaf
Augustus 2017 tot Augustus 2018, en met 2,7% van September 2017
tot September 2018. Die jaar-tot-jaar-tendens ten opsigte van die
verandering in die prysdaling van die vier klasse landboumasjinerie,
naamlik trekkers, stropers, hooi- en voertoerusting en implemente
word in
Tabel 6
getoon.
Equipment class
Toerustingklas
Year-on-year change (%)
Jaar-tot-jaar-verandering (%)
Trend
Tendens
August/
Augustus
2018
September 2018
Tractors
/
Trekkers
-5,4
-5,1
Up
/
Opwaarts
Combine harvesters
/
Stropers
+3,4
+2,0
Down
/
Afwaarts
Hay and forage equipment
/
Hooi- en veevoertoerusting
-0,9
-2,0
Down
/
Afwaarts
Implements
/
Implemente
-0,7
-1,1
Down
/
Afwaarts
General
/
Algemeen
-2,3
-2,7
Down
/
Afwaarts
Price changes in agricultural machinery equipment
Prysveranderings in landboumasjinerietoerusting
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Grafiek 8
(op bladsy 98) vergelyk die prysindekse van trekkerpryse
en die mielieprys sedert 1985/1986. Uit die grafiek is dit duidelik dat
die prysverhouding tussen die trekkers en die mielieprys effens verklein
het – veral as gevolg van laer trekkerpryse die afgelope jaar.
TREKKERVERKOPE
Grafiek 9
(op bladsy 98) toon wat tans in die Suid-Afrikaanse mark
met trekkerverkope gebeur. Let daarop dat hierdie syfers uitvoere uitsluit,
en slegs plaaslike verkope insluit. Jaarlikse trekkerverkope in hierdie tyd-
perk (1995 - 2017) het gewissel tussen ’n minimum van 2 624 eenhede in
1999 en 7 899 eenhede in 2012. Tussen 2016 en 2017 het trekkerverkope
met 8,7% gestyg – vanaf 5 854 in 2016 tot 6 362 eenhede in 2017.
DIESEL REBATE SYSTEM
The diesel rebate once again received priority attention during
this reporting period. Delays in the payment of the diesel rebate
and VAT claims caused producers to experience major cashflow
problems. There were some delays in pay-outs by SARS without
reasons given for the delays, whilst others were due to audits that
have been done; challenges with communication and interpretation of
logbook entries. Frequent meetings were held with SARS’ head office
in this regard. Grain SA also participated with Agri SA and the South
African Institute of Tax Practitioners (SAIT) in a questionnaire, where
valuable information was obtained that could be taken up with SARS
and Treasury. Frequent discussions were also held with the Tax
Ombud to bring problems experienced with delays to the attention
of his office.
In 2017, Treasury published a discussion document for a new diesel
rebate system. Grain SA commented on this. Treasury and SARS held
industry workshops in August 2018 where the proposals for the diesel
rebate review were properly discussed. In September 2018, Grain SA
also finally commented on the proposed changes.
The agricultural machinery industry
Due to advanced international technology, South Africa imports most
of its agricultural machines, once again making the R/$ exchange
rate an important factor in pricing. The strengthening of the rand
therefore contributes to lower agricultural machinery price trends,
while a weaker rand contributes to higher price trends.
PRICES
The prices for agricultural machinery have decreased on average
by 2,3% from August 2017 to August 2018, and by 2,7% from
September 2017 to September 2018. The year-on-year trend with
respect to the change in the price decrease of the four classes of
agricultural machinery, namely tractors, combine harvesters, hay
and forage equipment as well as implements, on an annual basis,
is displayed in
Table 6
.
Graph 8
(on page 98) compares the price indices of the tractor price
and the maize price since 1985/1986. From the graph, it is clear that the
price ratio between tractors and the maize price has closed up a bit
– especially due to lower tractor prices over the past year.
TRACTOR SALES
Graph 9
(on page 98) depicts what is currently happening to tractor
sales in the South African market. Note that these figures exclude
exports and only include local sales. Annual tractor sales during this
period (1995 - 2017) varied between a minimum of 2 624 units in 1999
and a maximum of 7 899 units in 2012. Between 2016 and 2017, tractor
sales increased by 8,7%, from 5 854 in 2016 to 6 362 units in 2017.
Inset- en produksie-oorsig
Input and production overview
Insetoorsig
Input overview
Source/ Bron: AGFACTS