ECONOMIST: POLICY COSTINGS is a South African government vacancy at National Treasury. This job is part of Circular 21 of 2026 from the DPSA. centre: Pretoria | closing date: 06 July 2026. Use this page to review the requirements, duties, application instructions and official source links before applying.
Job details
Applications
Where to send your application.
To apply visit: https://erecruitment.treasury.gov.za/eRecruitment
Division
Tax and Financial Sector Policy (TFSP) Re-advertisement, Applicants who applied previously must re-apply
Purpose
To assist with the analysis enabling the calculation of the revenue implications of tax proposals.
Salary
R605 742 per annum, (Excl. benefits)
Centre
Pretoria
Requirements
- A Grade 12 is required coupled with a minimum National Diploma (equivalent to NQF level 6) or Bachelor’s. degree (equivalent to NQF level 7) in Economics or Accounting or Finance or Information Systems.
- A minimum of 3 years’ experience obtained within a tax/ tax data revenue management environment.
- Knowledge of the broader tax policy framework. knowledge and experience of data dissemination and integrity.
Duties
- Develop micro simulation models for corporate income tax (CIT), personal income tax (PIT) and value-added tax (VAT): Assist with the development of excel-based micro simulation models to simulate policy options for PIT, CIT, and VAT.
- Assist with regular updating of the micro-simulation models.
- Assist with use of micro simulation models to estimate the revenue and distributional impacts of proposed policy interventions.
- Annual tax incentive reviews: Assist policy directorates with data and methodological requirements to perform tax incentive reviews.
- Preparation, publication and development of tax expenditure statement and annual tax review (Tax Statistics publication): Assist with compiling the annual tax review and ensure accuracy and integrity of data.
- Coordinate inputs from the Tax Policy unit into the publication.
- Provide inputs to the South African Revenue Service (SARS) with the compiling of tables and graphs on tax revenue statistical data.
- Assist with conducting research on international tax expenditure reporting and methodological best practices to enhance South Africa’s current reporting.
- Assist with the determination of data requirements on tax expenditures in conjunction with SARS.
- Assist with the publishing of statistical tables and graphs for the tax expenditure statement in the annual Budget Review.
- Assist directorates with modelling of economic impact and revenue implications of different tax policy proposals: Assist with analysis estimating the revenue implications of specific tax proposals.
- Justify and motivate the quantification of economic commonness of various taxes.
Enquiries
enquiries only (No applications): Recruitment.Enquries@treasury.gov.za
Department Notes
Effective from 7 April 2021, the National Treasury now utilises an e-Recruitment System which means all applicants must login/register to apply for positions, we only accept hand delivered/posted applications should an applicant prove that he/she tried to apply via e-Recruitment with no success and the National Treasury ICT unit was unable to assist. The applicant’s profile on the eRecruitment is equivalent to the newly approved Z83, and it is the responsibility of applicants to ensure their profiles are fully completed or their applications will not be considered, as per the DPSA Practice Note. Certain documentation will still be required to be uploaded on the system such as copies of all qualifications including National Senior Certificate/Matric certificate, ID, etc., however these documents need not be certified at point of application, however certification will be required prior to attending the interview. Please note: All shortlisted candidates, including the SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry assessments. One will be a practical exercise to determine a candidate’s suitability based on the post’s technical and generic requirements and the other must be an integrity (ethical conduct) assessment. It should be noted that the National Treasury does not support the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in any of its recruitment and selection processes and will disqualify an application if it picks up the use of AI when completing assessments without acknowledging the source of information. Successful completion of the Nyukela Public Service SMS Pre-entry Programme as endorsed by the National School of Government, available as an online course on https://www.thensg.gov.za/training-course/sms-pre-entry-programme/, prior to finalisation of appointment, is a requirement for all SMS positions. All shortlisted candidates for SMS posts will be subjected to a technical exercise and interview. Following the technical exercise and interview, a maximum of three (3) SMS candidates will undergo psychometric assessments to assess cognitive capabilities, behavioural preferences, emotional intelligence, and integrity. All qualifications, criminal and SA citizenship checks will be conducted on all short-listed candidates and, where applicable, additional checks will be conducted in line with the new DPSA Directive effective 01 April 2024. Please note that by responding to our advertisement/s, you consent to the collection, processing, and storing of your Personal Information for internal HR processes in accordance with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), Act No. 4 of 2013. In the event that your application is unsuccessful, the Department will retain your personal information only for audit purposes as required by policies, only for a specific period, of which the submitted documents will then be destroyed as legislated in the National Archives Act. It is the applicant’s responsibility to have all their foreign qualifications (this includes O and A level certificates) evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA), at your own expense. Upon appointment, successful candidates will be required to disclose particulars of all registrable financial interests and to sign a Performance Agreement within 3 months from date of appointment and for candidates whose appointment exceeds 12 calendar months will be appointed on probation for the period of twelve (12) calendar months excluding leave taken as prescribed by Public Service Regulation 68. The status of your application will be visible on the e-Recruitment system. However, if you have not received feedback from the National Treasury within 3 months of the closing date, please regard your application as unsuccessful. Note: The National Treasury reserves the right not to fill the below-mentioned posts, withdraw or to put on hold a position and/or to re-advertise a post. All queries must be submitted via email addressed to the Human Resources Recruitment Support Team on Recruitment.Enquiries@treasury.gov.za. Kindly note that all National Treasury adverts published/LIVE on the eRecruitment System have a closing date listed and closing time of 12h00 (MIDDAY) on that closing date. The system is designed to automatically remove the advert from public view at exactly 12h00 (Midday) of the said closing date for that post. There are no other means to submit applications post the closing date and time, if you have missed or delayed in submitting on time.
Original Text
Re-advertisement, Applicants who applied previously must re-apply
Purpose: To assist with the analysis enabling the calculation of the revenue implications of tax proposals.
SALARY : R605 742 per annum, (Excl. benefits)
CENTRE : Pretoria
REQUIREMENTS : A Grade 12 is required coupled with a minimum National Diploma (equivalent to NQF level 6) or Bachelor’s. degree (equivalent to NQF level 7) in Economics
or Accounting or Finance or Information Systems. A minimum of 3 years’ experience obtained within a tax/ tax data revenue management environment.
Knowledge of the broader tax policy framework. knowledge and experience of data dissemination and integrity.
DUTIES : Develop micro simulation models for corporate income tax (CIT), personal income tax (PIT) and value-added tax (VAT): Assist with the development of
excel-based micro simulation models to simulate policy options for PIT, CIT, and VAT. Assist with regular updating of the micro-simulation models. Assist
with use of micro simulation models to estimate the revenue and distributional impacts of proposed policy interventions. Annual tax incentive reviews: Assist
policy directorates with data and methodological requirements to perform tax incentive reviews. Preparation, publication and development of tax expenditure
statement and annual tax review (Tax Statistics publication): Assist with compiling the annual tax review and ensure accuracy and integrity of data.
Coordinate inputs from the Tax Policy unit into the publication. Provide inputs to the South African Revenue Service (SARS) with the compiling of tables and
graphs on tax revenue statistical data. Assist with conducting research on international tax expenditure reporting and methodological best practices to
enhance South Africa’s current reporting. Assist with the determination of data
requirements on tax expenditures in conjunction with SARS. Assist with the
publishing of statistical tables and graphs for the tax expenditure statement in the annual Budget Review. Assist directorates with modelling of economic
impact and revenue implications of different tax policy proposals: Assist with analysis estimating the revenue implications of specific tax proposals. Justify
and motivate the quantification of economic commonness of various taxes.
ENQUIRIES : enquiries only (No applications): Recruitment.Enquries@treasury.gov.za
Official source
This vacancy was imported from DPSA Circular 21 of 2026 for reference.
Disclaimer: This vacancy was imported from the official DPSA circular PDF. Please confirm the reference number, closing date, and application instructions in the original circular before applying. View the official DPSA vacancy circulars.