Deputy Speaker, the proposed Customs and Excise Amendment Bill inset a new provision for the purpose of the administration of the Carbon Tax Act. The DA remains concerned that the Carbon Tax and its administration as proposed, stretches an already overtaxed consumer and corporate taxpayer base as well as a struggling revenue service that battles to collect the taxes already within its remit.
The Carbon Tax must be considered within the context of cumulative impact of other taxes and levies already in place. No taxes have been cut which means that this