# SARS reports revised 2026/27 revenue estimate of R2.144 trillion

> South Africa’s Revenue Service reported that the finance minister’s revised revenue estimate for fiscal 2026/27 is R2.144 trillion, compared with R2.127 trillion in the February budget.

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- Published: 2026-10-21T14:40:05+00:00
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South Africa’s Revenue Service reported that the finance minister’s revised revenue estimate for fiscal 2026/27 is R2.144 trillion, compared with R2.127 trillion in the February budget. In a statement issued on 21 October, SARS said the revision adds R17.1 billion. It came despite a reduction in the 2026 real GDP growth forecast from 1.6% to 1.2%.

Net revenue through 30 September, the first half of the fiscal year, was R992.2 billion, comprising R1.231 trillion in gross collections and R239.1 billion in refunds. SARS said the result was R15.5 billion, or 1.6%, above the budget estimate and R67.4 billion, or 7.3%, above the same period a year earlier.

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### SARS reports revised 2026/27 revenue estimate of R2.144 trillion

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| date | label | description | status |
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| 2026-10-21 | SARS reports revised 2026/27 revenue estimate of R2.144 trillion | South Africa’s Revenue Service reported that the finance minister’s revised revenue estimate for fiscal 2026/27 is R2.144 trillion, compared with R2.127 trillion in the February budget. In a statement issued on 21 October, SARS said the revision adds R17.1 billion. It came despite a reduction in the 2026 real GDP growth forecast from 1.6% to 1.2%. | occurred |

Sources: <https://www.sars.gov.za/media-release/sars-ready-to-support-revised-2026-revenue-estimate/> · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/sars-revised-revenue-estimate-2026-21-october/data/announcement?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/sars-revised-revenue-estimate-2026-21-october/data/announcement?lang=en&format=csv)

## Sources

- [South African Revenue Service](<https://www.sars.gov.za/media-release/sars-ready-to-support-revised-2026-revenue-estimate/>) (Source checked: 2026-10-21; Published: 2026-10-21)

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