a) We estimate that 492 386 employees will benefit from the tax subsidy of R500 per month. The table below is breakdown per province.
Province |
Total Number |
EASTERN CAPE |
23 658 |
FREE STATE |
12 063 |
GAUTENG |
260 264 |
KWA-ZULU NATAL |
60 586 |
LIMPOPO |
9 390 |
MPUMALANGA |
17 963 |
NORTH WEST |
10 124 |
NORTHERN CAPE |
4 935 |
WESTERN CAPE |
93 403 |
Grand Total |
492 386 |
b) 10 223 companies have thus far made use of the wage subsidy for employees earning less than R6 500 per month. The table below is a breakdown of this figure per province.
Province |
Grand Total |
EASTERN CAPE |
548 |
FREE STATE |
360 |
GAUTENG |
4 890 |
KWA-ZULU NATAL |
1 144 |
LARGE BUSINESS CENTRE |
192 |
LIMPOPO |
120 |
MPUMALANGA |
258 |
NORTH WEST |
155 |
WESTERN CAPE |
2 556 |
Grand Total |
10 223 |