We as taxpaying citizens of South Africa, request that in light (or lack of) the recent power outages, and in the continuance thereof with no hope of improvement - we request that the South African government rule that any items that we buy in order to continue business or to facilitate normal daily lives - should be a tax relief item.
Since the provision of Electricity is an expected service from government, for which we pay tax and pay our Eskom accounts. - and without electricity we are forced to buy generators and backup devices to continue business.
These items are very expensive in some cases are not items that we have budgeted for, or can readily afford.
Therefore we request that we may expect a full tax rebate on our taxes for any items we may need to purchase as businesses or as citizens.
These items include generators, gas appliances, battery backups, torches, surge suppressors, candles, batteries and so forth.
Any item that we can prove we needed to purchase should be a tax rebate item.
Electricity supply is an expectation that we have from our government and country - and it is due to bad planning that we have to make plans to continue living and working in South Africa.
This lack of planning was not our fault and something we should not have to pay for.
Therefore we expect this to be considered against our tax.
Additional comments added on
January, 25 2008
The government are imposing PENALTIES and price increases - even though this is ALL their fault! Not ours. See: http://www.fin24.co.za/articles/default/display_article.aspx?ArticleId=1518-25_2258551
Eskom Logo
A better logo
close>
Title:
Eskom Logo
Description:
The badge of darkness
close>
Title:
A better logo
Description:
This is a better logo for them
close>
Title:
Sign of the times
Description:
So true.
close>
Title:
SARS
Description:
South African Revenue Logo
Sign of the times
SARS
I the undersigned hereby show my support for this petition.
Import your contactsfrom one of the accounts below
Please fill in your email ID and password to
invite your friends to sign up this petition .
Please fill in your email ID and password to
invite your friends to sign up this petition .
Please fill in your email ID and password to
invite your friends to sign up this petition .
Please fill in your email ID and password to
invite your friends to sign up this petition .
Last 4 Signatures:
587
Freddie Nel
586
Enver Gabriel
585
Mandlakayise Zulu
584
Deon Seymour
583
Saadia Khota
582
Reinet Loubser
581
Ilham Osman
580
Edna de Beer
If we don't pay, they cut the power. It is the government's duty to provide a reliable supply of power. if they can't, they must give a tax rebate on essentials for back-up power
579
Johann Stander
578
Hoosein Unice
I installed a solar panel connected to all the rooms with energy saving bulbs - but my electricity bill is still the same. I have even designed an rechargable lite that won the Eskom award.
