Nugent tells finance committee of ‘massive failure’ of governance at Sars
The judge highlighted weaknesses in existing legislation, including the Sars Act, for not including mechanisms for governance oversight
There was a “massive failure of integrity and governance” at Sars under the leadership of former commissioner Tom Moyane, parliament’s finance committee was told on Wednesday. MPs were briefed by retired judge Robert Nugent on the findings and recommendations of the commission of inquiry he headed up into the tax administration at Sars. Nugent said the failure of governance was made possible by weaknesses in the governing legislation for the revenue authority, which did not entrench governance structures in the organisation. Nugent submitted his interim report to President Cyril Ramaphosa towards the end of September 2018. It recommended the urgent removal of Moyane as commissioner so as to restore revenue collection. This was done and Moyane has failed in several court bids to challenge the president’s decision. A process is underway to find a replacement. A key focus of the recommendations was the introduction of mechanisms to prevent a recurrence of the breakdown of governance th...
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