The implications of the proposed carbon tax in South Africa’s tourism industry.

Abstract

The paper investigates the potential implications of the proposed carbon tax in the South African context. Against this background, qualitative and quantitative research methods were employed in an endeavour to understand the implications of the proposed carbon tax in South Africa’s tourism economy. Both primary and secondary data were utilised to better comprehend this phenomenon. An exploratory research design was utilised for the purpose of the study. Furthermore, a purposive random sampling technique was utilised. Additionally, such findings will strive to hopefully make a meaningful contribution to enable policy makers, government, researchers and academics to further explore the suitability of implementing a carbon tax. The findings of the study indicate that 70% of the respondents expressed their dissatisfaction about the proposed carbon tax. The study therefore seeks to enrich the stakeholders’ knowledge of carbon taxation. Overall, the foregoing discussion in this paper will further stimulate discussion on carbon tax which is largely an under-researched area in the context of South Africa.

Keywords

• Carbon Tax
• Tourism
• South Africa
• Emissions
• Economy