Under the draft BGR, SARS now considers scrip-lending transactions to constitute the provision of credit. SARS further considers that since the scrip-lending fee does not relate to any other service forming part of the scrip-lending transaction, but solely for the use of the securities, the scrip-lending fee is also an exempt financial service.
Source: KPMG
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